# Canonical recap data for Herero and Nama Genocide (1904)
# Source: https://recap.at/1904/herero-nama-genocide
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slug: herero-nama-genocide
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1904/herero-nama-genocide"
title: Herero and Nama Genocide
subtitle: German colonial forces systematically exterminated Herero and Nama peoples in one of history's first genocides.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1904-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1904
decade: 1900
country:
name: Namibia
slug: namibia
summaryShort: The Herero and Nama genocide, or the Namibian genocide, was the extermination of the Herero and the Nama people in German South West Africa perpetrated by the German Empire between 1904 and 1908. Around 40,000 to 80,000 Hereros and 10,000 Nama died.
summaryLong: The Herero and Nama genocide, or the Namibian genocide, was the extermination of the Herero and the Nama people in German South West Africa perpetrated by the German Empire between 1904 and 1908. Around 40,000 to 80,000 Hereros and 10,000 Nama died.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Herero_and_Nama_prisoners.jpg/1280px-Herero_and_Nama_prisoners.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Herero and Nama genocide"
importance: 83
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herero_and_Nama_genocide"
  title: Herero and Nama genocide
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
- disaster
metaDescription: The Herero and Nama genocide, or the Namibian genocide, was the extermination of the Herero and the Nama people in German South West Africa perpetrated by the G
wikidataQid: Q312492
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260626161726/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herero_and_Nama_genocide"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-26
  label: Herero and Nama genocide
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herero_and_Nama_genocide"
taxonomy:
domain: military
eventTypes:
- genocide
canonicalClasses:
- conflict
- collapse
impactRadius: regional
velocity: gradual
predictability: forecastable
intentionality: coordinated
domainCoupling: multi_domain
