Cornelius van Wyk

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Cornelius van Wyk (middle row, 2nd from left; 1915)

Cornelius van Wyk († April 25, 1924 in Rehoboth , South West Africa ) was the second captain of the Rehoboth Baster from 1905 and 1914 to 1924 .

Cornelius van Wyk succeeded his father Hermanus van Wyk in the office of captain . After the death of Hermanus in 1905, the German colonial power refused to recognize a successor. Instead, she installed the Basterrat . Cornelius indirectly took over the office of captain in 1905, but officially only in 1914.

In 1915 the Basters, who had signed a protection treaty with the German Reich almost 30 years earlier , rebelled against the protection force for German South West Africa . Van Wyk had previously met with the Prime Minister of the South African Union, Louis Botha . The riot finally ended after the wife and children of Cornelius were killed, among others, in a battle at Sam Khubis . This place is in the recognition (as of 2013) as a national monument of Namibia .

Under Cornelius van Wyk on July 9, 1915 the de facto independence of the Rehoboth area as " Homeland " was approved by the South African Union.

His successor as captain was Albert Mouton in 1924 .

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  1. ↑ a b c Klaus Dierks : Biographies of Namibian Personalities, V ( English ) klausdierks.com. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  2. ↑ Namas Might Join Next Sam Khubis Commemoration. Rehoboth Basters. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  3. ^ Inventory of possible Heritage Sites and Objects within the Hardap Region, Namibia. NHC / UNAM, 2013.
predecessor Office successor
Hermanus van Wyk Kaptein der Rehoboth - Baster ( Kapsteine der Rehoboth Baster )
 Albert Mouton
personal data
SURNAME Wyk, Cornelius van
BRIEF DESCRIPTION traditional leader of the Rehoboth Baster
DATE OF BIRTH 19th century
DATE OF DEATH April 25, 1924
Place of death Rehoboth , South West Africa