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[[Namibia]] is an independent [[Southern Africa]]n country, formerly a colony of Germany and later a protectorate of South Africa.

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 Despite the independence, there remains a strong educational, cultural, economic and other  links between Namibia and South Africa. Many South Arican notable artists, writers, performers and so on were born there, or settled there over the years. Many Namibian born individuals have also studied and developed their art in South Africa.
-Important in this process has been the establishment of various cultural institutions during the South African period, among them the '''[[South West African Performing Arts Council]]''' ('''[[SWAPAC]]''',  today '''[[National Theatre of Namibia]]'''), the [[University of Namibia]],
+Important in this process has been the establishment of various cultural institutions during the South African period, among them the '''[[Windhoek Civic Theatre]]''', '''[[South West African Performing Arts Council]]''' ('''[[SWAPAC]]''',  today '''[[National Theatre of Namibia]]'''), the [[University of Namibia]],
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 Despite the independence, there remains a strong educational, cultural, economic and other  links between Namibia and South Africa. Many South Arican notable artists, writers, performers and so on were born there, or settled there over the years. Many Namibian born individuals have also studied and developed their art in South Africa.
-Important in this process has been the establishment of various cultural institutions during the South African period, among them the [[South West African Performing Arts Council]] ([[SWAPAC]],  today [[National Theatre of Namibia]]), the [[University of Namibia]],
+Important in this process has been the establishment of various cultural institutions during the South African period, among them the '''[[South West African Performing Arts Council]]''' ('''[[SWAPAC]]''',  today '''[[National Theatre of Namibia]]'''), the [[University of Namibia]],
 ==Sources==

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 Despite the independence, there remains a strong educational, cultural, economic and other  links between Namibia and South Africa. Many South Arican notable artists, writers, performers and so on were born there, or settled there over the years. Many Namibian born individuals have also studied and developed their art in South Africa.
-Important in this process has been the establishment of various cultural institutions during the South African period, among them the [[South West African Performing Arts Council]] ([[SWAPAC]]), the [[University of Namibia]],
+Important in this process has been the establishment of various cultural institutions during the South African period, among them the [[South West African Performing Arts Council]] ([[SWAPAC]],  today [[National Theatre of Namibia]]), the [[University of Namibia]],
 ==Sources==
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia

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 ==Artistic and cultural links with South Africa==
-There remains a strong cultural link between Namibia and South Africa.
+Despite the independence, there remains a strong educational, cultural, economic and other  links between Namibia and South Africa. Many South Arican notable artists, writers, performers and so on were born there, or settled there over the years. Many Namibian born individuals have also studied and developed their art in South Africa.
 ==Sources==
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia

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 The region has been inhabited since pre-historic times by the [[Khoi]], [[San]], [[Damara]] and [[Nama]] people. Around the 14th century, immigrating [[Bantu]] peoples, including the [[Ovambo]], arrived and by the late 19th century constituted a majority there.
-The German Empire colonized the territory, creating what became knbown as  [[German South West Africa]]. This existed from 1884 till 1915, when the German forces there were defeated by South African forces. In 1920, after the end of the war, the League of Nations mandated administration of the colony to South Africa. After a long struggle, that became known as the Namibian War of Independence, the colony gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990 and was renamed war [[Namibia]].The harbour town of Walvis Bay and the Penguin Islands remained under South African control until 1994.
+The German Empire colonized the territory, creating what became known as  [[German South West Africa]] (1884 till 1915). In this period there occurred (1904-1908) what is considered to have been the first genocide of the 20th century, when German troops waged a war against the Herero and Nama.
 ==Artistic and cultural links with South Africa==

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	[[Namibia]] is an independent [[Southern Africa]]n country, formerly a colony of Germany and later a protectorate of South Africa.		[[Namibia]] is an independent [[Southern Africa]]n country, formerly a colony of Germany and later a protectorate of South Africa.
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		+	== History ==
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		+	The region has been inhabited since pre-historic times by the [[Khoi]], [[San]], [[Damara]] and [[Nama]] people. Around the 14th century, immigrating [[Bantu]] peoples, including the [[Ovambo]], arrived and by the late 19th century constituted a majority there.
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		+	The German Empire colonized the territory, creating what became knbown as [[German South West Africa]]. This existed from 1884 till 1915, when the German forces there were defeated by South African forces. In 1920, after the end of the war, the League of Nations mandated administration of the colony to South Africa. After a long struggle, that became known as the Namibian War of Independence, the colony gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990 and was renamed war [[Namibia]].The harbour town of Walvis Bay and the Penguin Islands remained under South African control until 1994.
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		+	==Artistic and cultural links with South Africa==
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		+	There remains a strong cultural link between Namibia and South Africa.

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	[[Namibia]] is an independent [[Southern Africa]]n country, formerly a colony of Germany and later a protectorate of South Africa.		[[Namibia]] is an independent [[Southern Africa]]n country, formerly a colony of Germany and later a protectorate of South Africa.
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		+	==Sources==
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		+	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia