Kambazembi wa Kangombe

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Kambazembi (1870s)

Kambazembi wa Kangombe ( Otjiherero for Kambazembi, son of Kangombe ) (* 1843 ; † August 21, 1903 ), was a tribal leader of the Herero from around 1860 to 1903 on the Waterberg in the former German South West Africa , now Namibia .

Life

According to Heinrich Vedder and Paul Rohrbach , Kambazembi only immigrated as a young man with his tribe from the Kaokoveld after Tjamuaha's death (1862) . From 1869 the tribal area was located between Okandjoze, the middle Omuramba Uomatako and the Waterberg . Another part of the tribe settled near Otjiwarongo . After Hugo von François , Kambazembi was the richest of the Herero princes. The missionary Johann Jakob Irle stated in 1874 the number of tribe members under Kambazembi as possibly 12,000. Most of them lived in the northern Omaheke , in around 60 shipyards of around 200 people each.

Kambazembi wa Kangombe (center) and Friedrich von Lindequist (2nd from right) around 1898

In 1873 Kambazembi approved the establishment of the Rhenish Mission Station Otjozondjupa on the Waterberg by Heinrich Beiderbecke . In 1891, with his consent, a mission station was set up in Otjiwarongo.

When Maharero died in 1890, disputes broke out between Nicodemus Kavikunua and Samuel Maharero about his succession to the throne. In fact, due to his political influence and wealth, Kambazembi should have succeeded him. Samuel Maharero was finally recognized by the German colonial administration as the chief of all Hereros. Thereupon Kavikunua allied himself with Kahimemua Nguvauva , Manasse Tyiseseta from Omaruru, Kandji Tjetjo from Ovikokokero and Riarua, the former advisor to Maharero. In 1894 Kambazembi tried unsuccessfully to reconcile Nicodemus Kavikunua and Riarua with Samuel Maharero.

As early as the mid-1890s, the policy of the Kambazembi tribe was increasingly determined by Kambazembi's sons. From 1896 David Kaunjonjua lived on the Otjozondjupa station, which was only named Waterberg in 1899 . He owed his high position to his friendship with Samuel Maharero at whose instigation he was appointed sub-chief. He also ceded the Otavi area to the South West Africa Company on his father's behalf in 1895, without the knowledge of his father . His father never forgave him for that.

Kambazembi was an opponent of land sales, continued the traditional, nomadic way of life of his ancestors until his death and refused to wear European clothing. After his death, the tribal area was divided between his sons David Kaunjonjua and Salathiel. David Kaunjonjua became chief of the Waterberg area, Salatiel took over the rest of the land. After the Herero uprising in 1904, Salatiel went into exile in Angola, David went into exile in Botswana.

Throw kambazembis at Okamaye

family

Kambazembi was a son of Kangombe , his mother was the sister of Tjamuaha , the father of Maharero , and a daughter of Tjirues. Kambazembi married Ndomo, a sister of Maharero. All Herero leaders were closely related to one another. Two sons are known as children:

literature

  • Nikolai Mossolow: Waterberg. Contribution to the history of the Otjozondjupa mission station, the Kambazembi tribe and the Hereroland , self-published, ISBN 0-620-05473-5 / ISBN 0-620-05473-5

Web links

  • Nikolai Mossolow: Waterberg. Contribution to the history of the Otjozondjupa mission station, the Kambazembi tribe and the Hereroland : book reading sample , accessed on July 21, 2015

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Heinrich Vedder: Das alten Südwestafrika , Verlag Martin Warneck, Berlin 1934, page 398
  2. ^ Paul Rohrbach: From South West Africa's difficult days , Verlag Wilhelm Weicher, Berlin 1909, page 36
  3. ↑ Peter Vogenbeck: Okanjande , accessed on February 21, 2014
  4. ^ Allafrica.com , accessed February 18, 2014
  5. ^ Nikolai Mossolow: Waterberg. Contribution to the history of the Otjozondjupa mission station, the Kambazembi tribe and the Hereroland , page 29
  6. ↑ wordvia.com ( Memento of the original from February 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (en), accessed February 18, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wordvia.com
  7. ^ Heinrich Vedder: Das alten Südwestafrika, Verlag Martin Warneck, Berlin 1934, page 399
predecessor Office successor
King of the Kambazembi Royal House
( Traditional Herero Leader ) 		David Kaonjonga Kambazembi
personal data
SURNAME Kambazembi wa Kangombe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Captain of the Herero
DATE OF BIRTH 1843
DATE OF DEATH August 21, 1903