Timeline of Windhoek explained

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Windhoek, Namibia.

Prior to 20th century

• 1840s - Nama Orlam chief Jonker Afrikaner names settlement "Winterhoek"
• 1880 - Nama-Herero conflict; settlement sacked.
• 1890 - German military fort construction begins.^[1]
• 1892 - Windhoek designated administrative seat of colonial German South West Africa.^[2]
• 1898 - German-language Windhoeker Anzeiger newspaper begins publication.

20th century

1900s

• 1901 - Public library founded.
• 1902 - Railway to coast begins operating.
• 1907 - Landesmuseum founded.^[3]
• 1909
  • Turnhalle built.
  • becomes mayor.

1910s

• 1910
  • Church of Peace built.
  • Luisen Apotheke (pharmacy) in business.^[4]
• 1912
  • Windhoek Railway Station opens.
  • Reiterdenkmal erected (monument to Germans in the Herero and Namaqua Wars).
• 1913 - Tintenpalast (colonial government building) constructed.
• 1915 - 12 May: Town occupied by South African military during the First World War.
• 1916 - German-language Allgemeine Zeitung (newspaper) begins publication.^[5]

1920s

• 1920
  • Population: 716.^[6]
  • Winterhoek renamed to Windhoek.^[7]
• 1924 - Windhoek Synagogue built.
• 1926 - Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Windhoek active.^[8]
• 1927 - Die Suidwes-Afrikaner newspaper begins publication.
• 1928 - Kaiser Street paved.
• 1929 - begins operating.

1930s

• 1932 - Tintenpalast Gardens laid out.
• 1937 - Bantu Welfare Hall built.

1940s

• 1946 - Population: 14,929.^[9]

1950s

• 1951 - Population: 20,490.
• 1958 - Library/museum/archives building constructed.
• 1959 - 10 December: Ethnic unrest.

1960s

• 1960 - Population: 36,049.^[10]
• 1961 - Katutura township created.
• 1964 - Black Africa S.C. (football club) formed.
• 1965 - J. G. Strydom Airport opens.
• 1968 - Racially segregated Main Location closes.

1970s

• 1971 - Namibian general contract workers strike occurs, starting from Windhoek.^[11]
• 1975
  • September: Turnhalle Constitutional Conference begins in Windhoek.
  • Delta Secondary School Windhoek established.
• 1977 - Republikein newspaper begins publication.

1980s

• 1981 - Population 96,057^[12]

1990s

• 1990
  • 21 March: Namibian Independence Day celebrated at Windhoek stadium.
  • Kaiser Street renamed "Independence Avenue" (approximate date).
  • Wernhil Park Mall in business.
  • Sanlam Centre built.^[13]
  • National Art Gallery of Namibia and Embassy of Germany established.
• 1991 - Population: 147,056.^[14]
• 1992
  • University of Namibia established.
  • New Era newspaper begins publication.
  • Media Institute of Southern Africa headquartered in Windhoek.^[15]
• 1994
  • Polytechnic of Namibia founded.
  • National Library of Namibia headquartered in Windhoek.
• 1995
  • May: Miss Universe 1995 beauty pageant held in city.
  • built.
  • Windhoek Country Club Resort in business.
  • National headquartered in city.^[16] http://www.ncs.gov.na/about-us

21st century

2000s

• 2000
  • Matheus Shikongo becomes mayor.
  • National Art Gallery of Namibia established.
• 2001 - Population: 233,529.
• 2002 - Heroes' Acre (Namibia) memorial unveiled near city.
• 2005
  • Renaming of Windhoek (as "Otjomuise") proposed.
  • Sam Nujoma Stadium opens.
• 2006 - City police department established.
• 2007
  • Namibian Sun newspaper begins publication.
  • Windhoek Gymnasium Private School established.
• 2008 - January: Airplane crash occurs at Eros Airport.

2010s

• 2010 - Old Mutual Namibia building constructed.
• 2011
  • construction begins in Kleine Kuppe.
  • Population: 325,858.
• 2014
  • opens.
  • Muesee Kazapua becomes mayor.

See also

• Windhoek history
• List of mayors of Windhoek
• , generally headquartered in Windhoek

References

This article incorporates information from the Afrikaans Wikipedia and German Wikipedia.

Bibliography

Published in the 20th century

• Book: Deutsches Kolonial-Lexikon . de . . 1920 . Windhuk . http://www.ub.bildarchiv-dkg.uni-frankfurt.de/Bildprojekt/Lexikon/Standardframeseite.php?suche=windhuk . Deutsches Kolonial-Lexikon.
• Libraries and Archives in South West Africa . Carl Schlettwein .

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  . Lisa Gebhardt . Communications from the . 0170-5091 . 13 . 1975 . Windhoek . . . via Google Books
• Book: D. Simon . Evolution of Windhoek 1890–1980 . C. Saunders . Perspectives on Namibia: Past and present . University of Cape Town . 1983.
• Book: Anthony Lemon . Homes Apart: South Africa's Segregated Cities . registration . Indiana University Press . 0-253-33321-0 . 1991 . Windhoek . David Simon.
• Sylvy Jaglin . La commercialisation du service d'eau potable à Windhoek (Namibie): inégalités urbaines et logiques marchandes . Flux: Cahiers scientifiques internationaux Réseaux et territoires . 13 . 16–29 . 1958-9557 . 30 . 10.3406/flux.1997.1212 . fr . . 1997.

Published in the 21st century

• Book: Diluting drinks and deepening discontent: colonial liquor controls and public resistance in Windhoek, Namibia . J.B. Gewald . Heinemann . D.F. Bryceson . Alcohol in Africa: mixing business, pleasure, and politics . 2002 . 1887/4835.
  • Book: Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century African History . Paul Tiyambe Zeleza . Paul Tiyambe Zeleza . Dickson Eyoh . Routledge . 0415234794 . 2003 . Windhoek, Namibia . T.J. Desch-Obi . .
• A la recherche des frontières dans la ville post-apartheid. Le cas de Windhoek, capitale de la Namibie . In search of boundaries in the post-apartheid city: the case of Windhoek, capital city of Namibia . Christophe Sohn . Bulletin de l'Association de géographes français . 81 . 10.3406/bagf.2004.2413 . fr . Persee.fr . 2004.
• Otto S. Kamwi . An evaluation of the implementation of affirmative action in Windhoek municipality . MPA . University of Namibia . UNAM Scholarly Repository . 2005.
• Fatima Müeller-Friedman . Beyond the Post-Apartheid City: De/Segregation and Suburbanization in Windhoek, Namibia . . 25 . 2006. 1 . 33 . 10.1080/19376812.2006.9756192 . 2006AfrGR..25...33M . 145722008 .
• Bruce Frayne . Migration and the Changing Social Economy of Windhoek, Namibia . . 24 . 2007.
• Book: J. B. Gewald . From the Old Location to Bishops Hill: The Politics of Urban Planning and Landscape History in Windhoek, Namibia . M. Bollig and O. Bubenzer . African Landscapes: Interdisciplinary Approaches . 978-0387786810 . Springer . 2009.
• Book: Roman A. Cybriwsky . Capital Cities around the World: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture . ABC-CLIO . 978-1-61069-248-9 . 2013 . Windhoek . 337+ . .
• BAB Working Papers . 3 . 1422-8769 . . Henning Melber . Revisiting the Windhoek Old Location . 2016 . . Henning Melber.
• Web site: Mayoral Annual Report 2016 . Windhoekcc.org.na . City of Windhoek . .

External links

• Web site: (Windhoek) . . (Images, etc.)
• Web site: (Windhoek) . . (Images, etc.)
• Web site: (Windhoek) . . . Germany . (Bibliography)
• Web site: (Windhoek) . Connecting-Africa . African Studies Centre . Leiden, Netherlands . (Bibliography)
• Web site: (Windhoek) . . (Bibliography)
• Web site: Windhoek, Namibia . . 6 February 2014 . US .

Notes and References

1. Web site: History of Windhoek . Windhoekcc.org.na . City of Windhoek . 30 July 2017 .
2. Book: Europa Publications . Political Chronology of Africa . Political Chronologies of the World . 2001 . 0203409957 . Namibia .
3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20051227070347/http://www.natmus.cul.na/info/about.htm . About Us . 27 December 2005 . dead . National Museum of Namibia . Windhoek .
4. Web site: Interesting Facts About Windhoek . Windhoekcc.org.na . City of Windhoek . 30 July 2017 .
5. Book: Africa South of the Sahara 2003 . Regional Surveys of the World . . 2003 . 0065-3896 . Namibia: Directory . 9781857431315 .
6. Book: Statesman's Year-Book . 1921 . London . Macmillan and Co.. British Empire: Union of South Africa: Protectorate of South-West Africa . https://archive.org/stream/statesmansyearbo1921londuoft#page/240/mode/1up . . 239+ . Windhuk . Statesman's Year-Book .
7. Web site: Why the Name: Windhoek? . 2018-05-23 .
8. Web site: Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Namibia . . Norway . 29 July 2017 .
9. Book: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1950_round.htm . Demographic Yearbook 1955 . . New York . Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants . 171–184 . South West Africa .
10. . via Google Books
11. Rogers . Barbara . 1972 . Namibia's General Strike . Africa Today . 19 . 2 . 3–8 . 0001-9887 . 4185227.
12. Web site: Namibia: Regions, Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information.
13. Web site: Namibia: Windhoek . https://web.archive.org/web/20170729175230/https://www.emporis.com/city/100091/windhoek-namibia/status/all-buildings . usurped . July 29, 2017 . . Emporis GmbH . Hamburg . 29 July 2017 .
14. Book: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1990_round.htm . 1995 Demographic Yearbook . 1997 . United Nations Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division . New York . Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants . 262–321 .
15. Book: Victor Tonchi . etal . Historical Dictionary of Namibia . 2nd . 2012. . 978-0-8108-5398-0.
16. Web site: Namibia . World Prison Brief . . 30 July 2017 .