List of Governors of South West Africa
The list of governors and administrators of South West Africa includes all the governors of South West Africa , i.e. from the German colonial period to the independence of Namibia on March 21, 1990.
German South West Africa
| German South West Africa (1883-1915) | ||||
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Heinrich Vogelsang | March 17, 1862 to May 25, 1914 | Acting magistrate | April 9, 1883 to May 12, 1883 |
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Adolf Lüderitz | July 16, 1834 to October 24, 1886 | magistrate | May 12, 1883 to April 24, 1884 |
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Gustav Nachtigal | February 23, 1834 to April 20, 1885 | Reich Commissioner | October 7, 1884 to May 1885 |
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Heinrich Ernst Göring (acting) | October 31, 1838 to December 7, 1913 | May 1885 to August 1890 | |
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Louis Nels (acting) | December 16, 1855 to November 13, 1910 | August 1890 to March 1891 | |
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Curt of François | October 2, 1852 to December 28, 1931 | March 1891 to November 1893 | |
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Curt of François | Governor | November 1893 to March 15, 1894 | |
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Theodor Leutwein | May 9, 1849 to April 13, 1921 | March 15, 1894 to April 18, 1898 | |
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Theodor Leutwein | May 9, 1849 to April 13, 1921 | governor | April 18, 1898 to August 19, 1905 |
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Lothar von Trotha (officiating) | July 3, 1848 to March 31, 1920 | August 19, 1905 to November 1905 | |
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Friedrich von Lindequist | September 15, 1862 to June 15, 1945 | November 1905 to May 20, 1907 | |
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Bruno von Schuckmann | December 3, 1857 to June 6, 1919 | May 20, 1907 to June 20, 1910 | |
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Theodor Seitz | September 12, 1863 to March 28, 1949 | August 28, 1910 to July 9, 1915 | |
Under South African administration
| Military occupation by South Africa (1915-1920) | ||||
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| photo | Surname | Life dates | Official title | Term of office |
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Louis Botha | September 27, 1862 to August 27, 1919 | Military governor | July 9, 1915 to July 11, 1915 |
| Percival Scott Beves | * 1868 | July 11, 1915 to October 30, 1915 | ||
| Edmond Gorges | Administrator | October 31, 1915 to October 1, 1920 | ||
| Gysbert Hofmeyr | February 12, 1871 to March 12, 1942 | October 1, 1920 to December 17, 1920 | ||
| South African mandate (1920–1968) | ||||
| photo | Surname | Life dates | Official title | Term of office |
| Gysbert Hofmeyr | February 12, 1871 to March 12, 1942 | Administrator | December 17, 1920 to April 1, 1926 | |
| Albertus Werth | April 1, 1926 to April 1, 1933 | |||
| David Conradie | August 24, 1879 to September 30, 1966 | April 1, 1933 to April 1, 1943 | ||
| Petrus Hoogenhout | April 1, 1943 to December 6, 1951 | |||
| Albertus van Rhijn | December 6, 1951 to December 1, 1953 | |||
| Daniel du Plessis Viljoen | March 16, 1892 to December 11, 1972 | December 6, 1953 to December 1, 1963 | ||
| Wentzel Christoffel du Plessis | * March 5, 1904 | December 1, 1963 to November 1, 1968 | ||
| South African occupation (1968–1990) | ||||
| photo | Surname | Life dates | Official title | Term of office |
| Johannes van der Wath | * 1903 | Administrator | November 1, 1968 to November 1, 1971 | |
| Barend van der Walt | * June 28, 1914 | November 1, 1971 to September 1, 1977 | ||
| Marthinus Steyn | 1920 to April 14, 1998 | General administrator | September 1, 1977 to August 7, 1979 | |
| Gerrit Viljoen | September 11, 1926 to March 29, 2009 | August 7, 1979 to September 4, 1980 | ||
| Daniel Hough | 1937 to 2008 | September 4, 1980 to February 1, 1983 | ||
| Willie van Niekerk | June 29, 1937 to August 8, 2009 | February 1, 1983 to July 1, 1985 | ||
| Louis Pienaar | June 26, 1926 to November 5, 2012 | July 1, 1985 to March 21, 1990 | ||
See also
literature
- Victor L. Tonchi, William A. Lindeke and John J. Grotpeter: Historical dictionary of Namibia . 2nd edition, 2012, ISBN 978-0-8108-5398-0 , pp. 491-493.
- André du Pisani : SWA / Namibia: The Politics of Continuity and Change . Jonathan Ball Publishers , Johannesburg 1985, ISBN 978-08685-009-28 , pp. 514-515.