History Zoo Park
1 history
1.1 pre-history
1.2 colonial
1.3 independence
history
pre-history
the remains of elephant between 5,000 , 20,000 years ago uncovered in 1961, making elephant kill there 1 of earliest known such events in human history.
colonial
the area known schutztruppe memorial designated german colonial authorities in german south west africa in 1897. created honor german soldiers died in war against namaqua leader hendrik witbooi. land transferred local control in 1911, when expanded. cafe zoo, still in operation, opened in 1916 after coming of south african military control. 1960 1963, park reshaped accommodate widening of modern independence avenue , fidel castro st. (then kaiser strasse , peter műeller strasse). in 1967, park renamed in honor of dr. hendrik verwoerd, architect of apartheid. in february 1989, independence , majority rule 13 months away, park renamed current title.
independence
in august 2006, suggestion group africawise namibia suggested park renamed in honor of pan-africanist marcus garvey.
Comments
Post a Comment