South West Africa
Previously the colony of German South West Africa from 1884–1915, it was made a League of Nations mandate of the British-ruled Union of South Africa following Germany’s defeat in World War I. Although the mandate was abolished by the UN in 1966, South African rule continued despite it being illegal under international law. The territory was administered directly by the South African government from 1915 to 1978, when the Turnhalle Constitutional Conference laid the groundwork for semi-autonomous rule. During an interim period between 1978 and 1985, South Africa gradually granted South West Africa a limited form of home rule, culminating in the formation of a Transitional Government of National Unity.
Q153665
German South West Africa
LOC
Q953068
South West Africa
LOC
1884-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1884
DATE
+1915^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
1915
NUMBER
Q426759
League of Nations mandate
Concept
Q8680
British-ruled
LOC
Q193619
Union of South Africa
LOC
Q43287
Germany’s
Concept
Q361
World War I
EVE
1966-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1966
DATE
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1915
DATE
1978-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1978
DATE
Q1128286
Turnhalle Constitutional Conference
UNK
1978-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1978
DATE
1985-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1985
DATE
Q953068
South West Africa
LOC
Q7834446
Transitional Government of National Unity
MEDIA
Q153665
German South West Africa
LOC
1884-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1884
DATE
Q953068
South West Africa
LOC
Q426759
League of Nations mandate
Concept