Genocide Memorial Walk – NTLA
Genocide Memorial Walk – NTLA
• Genocide Memorial Walk – NTLA •
As per poster of the organisers, Nama Traditional Leaders Association (NTLA – Nama |Ûmîs !Gao !Gaob):
3rd annual Genocide Memorial Walk on 12 April 2025 in Lüderitz.
“Solemn ceremony in honour of our ancestors”
Saturday, 12 April 2025
Contact: +264 63 222405, +264 81 280 2541, MABOSS.ORTMANN@gmail.com
Editor’s note:
This memorial march commemorates the attack of the German Schutztruppe under commander Curt von François on Hornkranz / Hoornkrans west of Rehoboth on 12 April 1893. It was the settlement of Oorlam-Nama Kaptein Hendrik Witbooi, who refused to accept German supremacy by signing a ‘Schutzvertrag’ (Protection Treaty). The German soldiers killed about 80 Witbooi Naman including dozens of women and children.