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Hereroland was a bantustan
Bantustan

A bantustan or euphemistically black african homeland or simply homeland, was territory set aside for black inhabitants of South Africa and South-West Africa , as part of the policy of South Africa under apartheid....
 in South West Africa
South West Africa

South-West Africa was the name of what is today the Republic of Namibia....
 (present-day Namibia
Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in southern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean coast. It shares borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south....
), intended by the apartheid government to be a self-governing homeland for the Herero
Herero

The Herero are a people belonging to the Bantu peoples group, with about 240,000 members alive today. The majority live in Namibia, with the remainder living in Botswana and Angola....
 people. It was set up in 1968 and self-government was granted two years later.

Hereroland, like other homelands in South West Africa, was abolished in May 1989 at the start of the transition to independence
Independence

Independence is the self-government of a nation, country, or state by its residents and population, or some portion thereof, generally exercising sovereignty....
.








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Hereroland was a bantustan
Bantustan

A bantustan or euphemistically black african homeland or simply homeland, was territory set aside for black inhabitants of South Africa and South-West Africa , as part of the policy of South Africa under apartheid....
 in South West Africa
South West Africa

South-West Africa was the name of what is today the Republic of Namibia....
 (present-day Namibia
Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in southern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean coast. It shares borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south....
), intended by the apartheid government to be a self-governing homeland for the Herero
Herero

The Herero are a people belonging to the Bantu peoples group, with about 240,000 members alive today. The majority live in Namibia, with the remainder living in Botswana and Angola....
 people. It was set up in 1968 and self-government was granted two years later.

Hereroland, like other homelands in South West Africa, was abolished in May 1989 at the start of the transition to independence
Independence

Independence is the self-government of a nation, country, or state by its residents and population, or some portion thereof, generally exercising sovereignty....
.

See also

  • Apartheid
  • Leaders of Hereroland
    Leaders of Hereroland

    See also*Namibia*Herero*Bantustans in South West Africa*Apartheid*List of Presidents of Namibia*Prime minister of Namibia...