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Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence...
Timeline of Events
1914
9.13.1914
World War I: South African troops open hostilities in German south-west Africa (Namibia) with an assault on the Ramansdrift police station.
1990
3.21.1990
Namibia becomes independent after 75 years of South African rule.
4.23.1990
Namibia becomes the 160th member of the United Nations and the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations.