List of wars involving Namibia

Last updated January 31, 2025

This is a list of wars involving Namibia .

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Herero Wars (1904–1908)	Herero and Namaqua	German Empire German South West Africa	German victory
South West Africa campaign (1914–1915)	United Kingdom South Africa Portugal Portuguese West Africa	German Empire German South West Africa South African Republic	Allied victory and annexation of German South West Africa by the Union of South Africa
Namibian War of Independence (1966–1990)	SWAPO (PLAN) MPLA (FAPLA) Cuba SWANU ^[1] ANC (MK)^[2] Zambia ^[3] Material support: Soviet Union ^[4] China ^[5] East Germany ^[6]^[7] North Korea ^[5]^[8] Egypt ^[9]^[10] Ghana ^[10]^[9] Nigeria ^{[note 1]} Algeria ^[10]^[4] Libya ^[12] Tanzania ^[9]^[13]	South Africa Transitional Government of South West Africa ^[14]	Military stalemate and Namibian independence
Caprivi conflict (1994–1999)	Namibia	Caprivi Liberation Army	Namibian victory

↑ Nigeria established bilateral relations with PLAN in 1976, and thereafter plied that movement with millions of dollars in direct financial contributions and logistical support.^[11] During the 1980s, PLAN arms were airlifted directly to the insurgents by the Nigerian Air Force.^[11]

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References

↑ Dale, Richard (2014). The Namibian War of Independence, 1966-1989: Diplomatic, Economic and Military Campaigns. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers. pp. 74–77, 93–95. ISBN 978-0786496594.
↑ Thomas, Scott (1995). The Diplomacy of Liberation: The Foreign Relations of the ANC Since 1960. London: Tauris Academic Studies. pp. 202–210. ISBN 978-1850439936.
↑ Larmer, Miles (2011). Rethinking African Politics: A History of Opposition in Zambia. Surrey: Ashgate Publishing Ltd. pp. 209–217. ISBN 978-1409482499.
1 2 Udogu, Emmanuel (2011). Liberating Namibia: The Long Diplomatic Struggle Between the United Nations and South Africa. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. pp. 121–123. ISBN 978-0786465767.
1 2 Taylor, Ian (2006). China and Africa: Engagement and Compromise . Abingdon-on-Thames: Routledge Books. pp. 153–158. ISBN 978-0415545525.
↑ Hughes, Geraint (2014). My Enemy's Enemy: Proxy Warfare in International Politics. Brighton: Sussex Academic Press. pp. 73–86. ISBN 978-1845196271.
↑ Schleicher, Hans-Georg; Schleicher, Ilona (1998). Special flights: the GDR and liberation movements in southern Africa. Harare: SAPES Books. p. 213. ISBN 978-1779050717.
↑ Bermudez, Joseph (1997). Terrorism, the North Korean connection. New York: Crane, Russak & Company. p. 124. ISBN 978-0844816104.
1 2 3 Williams, Christian (October 2015). National Liberation in Postcolonial Southern Africa: A Historical Ethnography of SWAPO's Exile Camps. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 73–89. ISBN 978-1107099340.
1 2 3 Herbstein, Denis; Evenson, John (1989). The Devils Are Among Us: The War for Namibia . London: Zed Books Ltd. pp. 14–23. ISBN 978-0862328962.
1 2 Abegunrin, Olayiwola (1997). Nigerian Foreign Policy Under Military Rule, 1966-1999. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Publishers. pp. 81, 93. ISBN 978-0275978815.
↑ Gebril, Mahmoud (1988). Imagery and Ideology in U.S. Policy Toward Libya 1969–1982. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-0822985075.
↑ Lal, Priya (2015). African Socialism in Postcolonial Tanzania: Between the Village and the World. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 39–42. ISBN 978-1107104525.
↑ Beckett, Ian; Pimlott, John (2011). Counter-insurgency: Lessons from History. Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Books. pp. 204–219. ISBN 978-1848843967.

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[KBS-12] Nigeria established bilateral relations with PLAN in 1976, and thereafter plied that movement with millions of dollars in direct financial contributions and logistical support.^[11] During the 1980s, PLAN arms were airlifted directly to the insurgents by the Nigerian Air Force.^[11]

[Dale-1] Dale, Richard (2014). The Namibian War of Independence, 1966-1989: Diplomatic, Economic and Military Campaigns. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers. pp. 74–77, 93–95. ISBN 978-0786496594.

[Diplomacy-2] Thomas, Scott (1995). The Diplomacy of Liberation: The Foreign Relations of the ANC Since 1960. London: Tauris Academic Studies. pp. 202–210. ISBN 978-1850439936.

[Zambian-3] Larmer, Miles (2011). Rethinking African Politics: A History of Opposition in Zambia. Surrey: Ashgate Publishing Ltd. pp. 209–217. ISBN 978-1409482499.

[Udogu-4] 1 2 Udogu, Emmanuel (2011). Liberating Namibia: The Long Diplomatic Struggle Between the United Nations and South Africa. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. pp. 121–123. ISBN 978-0786465767.

[PRC-5] 1 2 Taylor, Ian (2006). China and Africa: Engagement and Compromise . Abingdon-on-Thames: Routledge Books. pp. 153–158. ISBN 978-0415545525.

[Hughes-6] Hughes, Geraint (2014). My Enemy's Enemy: Proxy Warfare in International Politics. Brighton: Sussex Academic Press. pp. 73–86. ISBN 978-1845196271.

[Schleicher-7] Schleicher, Hans-Georg; Schleicher, Ilona (1998). Special flights: the GDR and liberation movements in southern Africa. Harare: SAPES Books. p. 213. ISBN 978-1779050717.

[DPRK-8] Bermudez, Joseph (1997). Terrorism, the North Korean connection. New York: Crane, Russak & Company. p. 124. ISBN 978-0844816104.

[Camp-9] 1 2 3 Williams, Christian (October 2015). National Liberation in Postcolonial Southern Africa: A Historical Ethnography of SWAPO's Exile Camps. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 73–89. ISBN 978-1107099340.

[Devils-10] 1 2 3 Herbstein, Denis; Evenson, John (1989). The Devils Are Among Us: The War for Namibia . London: Zed Books Ltd. pp. 14–23. ISBN 978-0862328962.

[Abegunrin-11] 1 2 Abegunrin, Olayiwola (1997). Nigerian Foreign Policy Under Military Rule, 1966-1999. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Publishers. pp. 81, 93. ISBN 978-0275978815.

[Gebril-13] Gebril, Mahmoud (1988). Imagery and Ideology in U.S. Policy Toward Libya 1969–1982. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-0822985075.

[Tanzania-14] Lal, Priya (2015). African Socialism in Postcolonial Tanzania: Between the Village and the World. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 39–42. ISBN 978-1107104525.

[COIN-15] Beckett, Ian; Pimlott, John (2011). Counter-insurgency: Lessons from History. Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Books. pp. 204–219. ISBN 978-1848843967.

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