Known by his people as "!Nanseb Gaib Gabemab" (the snake in the grass), Hendrik Witbooi rallied his Nama people to rise up in a guerrilla war against German imperialism in what is today Namibia.
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Victoria Averill, Renate Rengura and Gwendolin Hilse contributed to this package. It is part of DW's special series "African Roots," dedicated to African history, as part of a cooperation with the Gerda Henkel Foundation.