Namibian War of Independence

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Namibian War of Independence
Part of Cold War, Wars of Independence
Date 1966 - 1988 Location Namibia Result SWAPO victory, independent Namibia
Belligerents
South Africa	SWAPO

The Namibian War of Independence, which lasted from 1966 to 1988, was a guerrilla war, which the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) and others fought against South Africa; South Africa had administered what was then still known as South West Africa since it was allowed to do so by the League of Nations in 1947. The war resulted in the independence of Namibia in 1990 and the SWAPO governing it since.

[edit] See also

• History of Namibia

[edit] External links

• Onwar Armed Conflict Events Data: Namibian War of Independence 1966-1988
• CIA, the World Factbook: Namibia