Genocide Victim's skulls returned to Namibia edit
The skulls of the genocide that took place more than 100 years ago by the Germany during the (Germans and Herero, Nama Genocide of 1904- 1908)[1] finally returned home. A massive crowd gathered in the early hours at the Hosea Kutako Airport on wednesday 05, October 2011, for the homecoming of the 20 skulls from Germany[2]. A total of 20 skulls were returned, of which 11 reported belongs to the Nama people while 9 for Herero people[3]Namibian Skulls return. The delegation that returned the skulls consisted of 60 members and it's expected more skulls to be repatriated to Namibia. Among the skulls, were a skull of a four year old and most victims were up to 35 years old. The skulls were displayed at the Parliament Garden and the memorial service proceeded to the Heroes' Acre on the 5th October 2011. The skulls will become part of the Namibian Museum collection upon completion.[4] [5][6][7]Nekombas (talk) 09:04, 11 October 2011 (UTC)
References edit
- ^ [http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/13026
- ^ [http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story.asp?storyid={b2bd94b1-50a3-4176-962b-b86702dff6af}
- ^ Sasman, Catherine.(2011, October 05) pp.1-2, vol.26 No.189
- ^ [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2045107/Skulls-snatched-Africa-German-scientists-trying-prove-Europeans-master-race-finally-returned.html | tittle = Skulls snatched from Africa by German scientists trying to prove Europeans were the master race are finally returned = Mailonline News|date = 2011-10-10
- ^ [http://news.discovery.com/history/germany-return-skulls-namibia-genocide0110930.html
- ^ [http://www.timeslive.co.za/scitech/2011/10/01/germany-returns-skulls-to-namibia
- ^ [http://www.namibian.com.na/news/full-story/archive/2011/october/article/namibian-skulls-return/