Police (Namibia)
The Namibian police can be traced back to German colonial times as German South West Africa at the end of the 19th century. The Namibian Police Force (NAMPOL) has been responsible for security in Namibia as the national police force since 1990 .
German South West Africa
At the beginning of the colonial period in 1885, the Schutztruppe for German South West Africa took over police duties. It was followed in 1905 by the Imperial State Police of German South West Africa . By 1907 she had around 400 police officers and that year she took over her first motor vehicle . However, horses and camels in particular were still used as a means of transport by the state police.
South West Africa
The South West African Police (SWAPOL), also officially english South West African Police and Afrikaans Suidwes-Afrikaanse Polisie was, from 1920 to 1939 and from 1981 to 1990, the police of South West Africa .
SWAPOL was founded after the First World War in 1920. Between 1915 and 1919 the South African Military Police were responsible for security. On December 31, 1939, SWAPOL was dissolved; all tasks were transferred to the South African Police (SAP).
The SAP was responsible for South West Africa as a province of South Africa until 1981. Around two thirds of the members of the SAP were recruited locally, the rest were transferred from South Africa. In 1981, with the introduction of self-government in South West Africa / Namibia, SWAPOL was re-established as a police unit. She was actively involved in the Namibian liberation struggle , especially with the paramilitary Koevoet . She supported the South West African Territory Force (SWATF).
Namibia
The Namibian Police Force (NAMPOL) has been the nationwide police force in Namibia since 1990. She has been supported by the Windhoek City Police in the capital Windhoek since 2004 .
literature
- Sven Schepp: Under the Southern Cross: On the trail of the Imperial State Police of German South West Africa. In: Series of publications by the German Society for Police History eV , Verlag für Polizeiwissenschaft, 2010, ISBN 978-3866761032 .
- Reinhard Schneider: The imperial protection and police force for Africa. Druffel & Vowinckel-Verlag, Stegen am Ammersee 2005, ISBN 978-3-8061-1162-0 .
- Laurie Nathan: Human Rights, Reconciliation and Conflict in Independent Namibia: The Formation of the Namibian Army and Police Force. In: Internal Conflict and Governance , Palgrave Macmillan, London 1992, pp. 152-168.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ History. NAMPOL. Retrieved April 24, 2020.