Independence movements

Timeline: Caprivi / Zambezi independence advocacy

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  1. · Other

    Caprivi uprising, 1999

    The CLA launched coordinated attacks seeking Caprivi secession, suppressed within days by Namibian government forces.

    Significance here: The defining violent episode of the modern Caprivi independence movement.

  2. · Legal decision

    Caprivi treason trial High Court verdict, 2015

    A 16-year trial process concluded with 30 convictions and 79 acquittals among 132 original defendants.

    Significance here: The conclusive, though prolonged, legal reckoning with the 1999 uprising, illustrating the scale of the government's response.

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