Grave of Jonker Afrikaner
| Grave of Jonker Afrikaner | |||
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National monument in Namibia 
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| Monument type | Gravesites : Graves: Traditional guides | ||
| location | Okahandja | ||
| Geographic coordinates : | 21 ° 58 '59.5 " S , 16 ° 54' 39" E | ||
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| Emergence | 1861 | ||
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Recognized by the National Heritage Council |
January 16, 1950 | ||
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| Sponsorship | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) | ||
| Website | NHC Namibia | ||
The grave of Jonker Afrikaner is the burial place of the tribal leader of the Orlam Jonker Afrikaner in Okahandja , Namibia .
The Jonker African died here in 1861 from the consequences of an inflammation after he had settled down with his friend, Herero chief Tjamuaha , who fell seriously ill during a raid against the Ovambo . He was buried near the Rhenish mission station on Heroes Street near the Orlam-Afrikaner settlement .
The burial place, which is separated from the actual cemetery, is a flat grave made of uncut field stones. On the upper side a bronze plaque commemorates the tribal leader. A memorial plaque is attached to the front.
The grave of Jonker Afrikaner was declared a National Monument in Namibia on January 16, 1950 by the Council for National Heritage as the first object in the history of Namibia .
In 1970 the Herero leader Hosea Kutako was buried here , at his own request, next to Jonker Afrikaner's grave.
literature
- Andreas Vogt : National Monuments in Namibia. An inventory of the proclaimed national monuments in the Republic of Namibia . Gamsberg Macmillan, Windhoek 2006, ISBN 99916-0752-8 .
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Footnotes
- ^ Andreas Vogt : National monuments in Namibia. An inventory of the proclaimed national monuments in the Republic of Namibia . Gamsberg Macmillan, Windhoek 2006, pp. 64-66.