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Tjamuaha

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Tjamuaha
was a chief of the Herero peopleinSouth-West Africa

Born	(c. 1790 Otjikune
Died	1861 Okahandja
House	Ovambanderu
Father	Munjuku Nguvauva

Tjamuaha (also: Tjamuaha waTjirwe, literally English: Tjamuaha, son of Tjirwe, born ca. 1790 in Otjikune, died December 1861 in Okahandja) was a chief of the Herero peopleinSouth-West Africa, today's Namibia, and the father of Maharero. He was a close ally and subordinate of Jonker Afrikaner, Captain of the Oorlam Afrikaners, and stayed with him in Windhoek for most of his chieftaincy.^[1] With Tjamuaha's death, hostilities started between the Nama people and the Herero.^[2]

References

Notes

^ Dierks, Klaus. "Biographies of Namibian Personalities, T. Entry for Ua Tjirwe Tjamuaha". Retrieved 24 June 2010.

^ Vedder 1997, p. 319.

Literature

Vedder, Heinrich (1997). Das alte Südwestafrika. Südwestafrikas Geschichte bis zum Tode Mahareros 1890 (in German) (7th ed.). Windhoek: Namibia Scientific Society. ISBN 0-949995-33-9. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

Preceded by Tjirwe	Paramount Chief of the Herero people 1842–1861	Succeeded by Maharero

Paramount Chiefs of the Herero

Maharero (1861–1890)
Samuel Maharero (1890–1917)
Hosea Kutako (1917–1970)
Clemens Kapuuo (1970–1978)
Kuaima Riruako (1978–2014)
Vekuii Rukoro (2014–2021)
Vipuira Kapuuo (acting)

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