The city of Windhoek, the capital of South West Africa and later Namibia, was officially founded on 18 October 1890 by Curt Karl Bruno von François, an Imperial German Colonial Official in the Schutztruppe.
[1] Its purpose was to serve as the capital of German South West Africa.
Since its establishment, the city has had 49 different mayors, with the first one assuming office in 1909.
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