Samuel Maharero

Samuel Maharero
Maharero in 1907
Paramount chief of the Herero people
Reign1890–1917
PredecessorMaharero
SuccessorHosea Kutako
Born1856 (1856)
Died14 March 1923(1923-03-14) (aged 66–67)
Bechuanaland Protectorate

Samuel Maharero (1856 – 14 March 1923) was paramount chief of the Herero people in German South West Africa (today Namibia). He led the Herero uprising against German rule in February 1904. They attacked German settlements and were initially successful. However the Germans sent reinforcements under the command of Lothar von Trotha who crushed the uprising and perpetrated the Herero genocide, killing up to 80% of their prewar population. Today Samuel Maharero is considered a national hero in Namibia.

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