1951-AUG-08

Polity Timeline
WINDHOEK

Flag or logo changes:

1900-01-01:

Region of WINDHUK

(Windhuk)

- WINDHUK

1903-01-01:

Namaqua Oorlam Captaincy of WITBOOI NAMAS

(Gibeon)

- NAMAS

1908-01-01:

WINDHUK Region

(Windhuk)

- WINDHUK

1913-01-01:

WINDHUK Region

(Windhuk)

- WINDHUK

1915-01-14:

South African Occupied Territory of SOUTH WEST AFRICA

(Swakopmund)

- SOUTH WEST AFRICA

1919-06-28:

District of WINDHUK

(Windhuk)

- WINDHUK

1928-05-31:

WINDHOEK District

(Windhoek)

- WINDHOEK

1989-04-01:

South African Authority of NAMIBIA [United Nations Transition Assistance Group : UNTAG NAMIBIA]

(Windhoek)

- NAMIBIA

1990-03-21:

WINDHOEK District

(Windhoek)

- WINDHOEK

2014-01-14:

WINDHOEK EAST Constituency

(Windhoek)

- WINDHOEK EAST

Emblem or Symbol changes:

1900-01-01:

Region of WINDHUK

(Windhuk)

- WINDHUK

1903-01-01:

Namaqua Oorlam Captaincy of WITBOOI NAMAS

(Gibeon)

- NAMAS

1904-01-11:

HERERO-NAMAQUA Chiefdoms [rebellion]

(Okahandja)

- HERERO-NAMAQUA

1908-01-01:

WINDHUK Region

(Windhuk)

- WINDHUK

1915-01-14:

South African Occupied Territory of SOUTH WEST AFRICA

(Swakopmund)

- SOUTH WEST AFRICA

1961-05-31:

South African Territory of South-West Africa : SWA [Rejected United Nations Trusteeship of South West Africa]

(Windhoek)

- SOUTH WEST AFRICA

1989-04-01:

South African Authority of NAMIBIA [United Nations Transition Assistance Group : UNTAG NAMIBIA]

(Windhoek)

- NAMIBIA

1990-03-21:

WINDHOEK District

(Windhoek)

- WINDHOEK

2007-04-25:

WINDHOEK EAST Constituency

(Windhoek)

- WINDHOEK EAST

Sovereignty changes:

1900-01-01:

GERMANY

1904-01-11:

HERERO-NAMAQUA +

GERMANY +

1905-10-29:

GERMANY

1915-01-14:

UNITED KINGDOM +

SOUTH AFRICA +

1920-12-17:

UNITED KINGDOM +

LEAGUE OF NATIONS +

SOUTH AFRICA +

1946-12-11:

UNITED KINGDOM +

SOUTH AFRICA +

1961-05-31:

SOUTH AFRICA

1989-04-01:

SWAPO +

UNITED NATIONS +

SOUTH AFRICA +

1990-03-21:

NAMIBIA

Capital Local Name changes:

1900-01-01:

Windhuk

1903-01-01:

Gibeon

1904-01-11:

Okahandya

1904-08-11:

ǁKhauxaǃnas + Omaheke

1908-01-01:

Windhuk

1915-01-14:

Swakopmund

1915-05-12:

Windhoek

Local Name of Country changes:

1900-01-01:

WINDHUK

1903-01-01:

WITBOOI

1904-01-11:

HERERO-NAMAKWA

1904-08-11:

NAMAKWA

1908-01-01:

WINDHUK

1915-01-14:

SOUTH WEST AFRICA

1915-07-09:

WINDHOEK

1959-08-20:

SUIDWES-AFRIKA

1989-04-01:

NAMIBIA

1990-03-21:

WINDHOEK

1992-08-31:

WINDHOEK EAST

Status changes:

1900-01-01:

Region of WINDHUK

1903-01-01:

Namaqua Oorlam Captaincy of WITBOOI NAMAS

1904-01-11:

HERERO-NAMAQUA Chiefdoms [rebellion]

1904-08-11:

NAMAQUA Chiefdoms [rebellion]

1908-01-01:

WINDHUK Region

1915-01-14:

South African Occupied Territory of SOUTH WEST AFRICA

1915-07-09:

District of WINDHUK

1920-12-17:

WINDHOEK District

1959-08-20:

South African Territory of South-West Africa : SWA [Rejected United Nations Trusteeship of South West Africa]

1966-10-27:

South African Authority of South-West Africa : SWA [Rejected United Nations Commission for South West Africa]

1967-05-19:

South African Authority of South-West Africa : SWA [Rejected United Nations Council for Namibia]

1970-01-30:

South African Authority of South-West Africa : SWA [Unrecognized by United Nations]

1989-04-01:

South African Authority of NAMIBIA [United Nations Transition Assistance Group : UNTAG NAMIBIA]

1990-03-21:

WINDHOEK District

1992-08-31:

WINDHOEK EAST Constituency

Ruler changes:

1903-01-01:

Namaqua Oorlam Captaincy of WITBOOI NAMAS

(Gibeon)

- Captain Hendrik Witbooi
(Kaptein Hendrik Witbooi)

1904-01-11:

HERERO-NAMAQUA Chiefdoms [rebellion]

(Okahandja)

- Samuel Maharero
(Samuel Maharero)

1904-08-11:

NAMAQUA Chiefdoms [rebellion]

(Schans Vlakte ^g + Omaheke Desert ^z)

- Captain Hendrik Witbooi
(Kaptein Hendrik Witbooi)

1905-10-29:

NAMAQUA Chiefdoms [rebellion]

(Schans Vlakte ^g + Omaheke Desert ^z)

- Capitain Simon Kooper
(Kaptein Simon Kooper)

1908-01-01:

WINDHUK Region

(Windhuk)

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