Jan Jonker Afrikaner

Jan Jonker Afrikaner (c. 1820, Bethanie, South West Africa – 10 August 1889 near Tsoabis, South West Africa) was the second oldest son of Jonker Afrikaner and Beetje Boois. He became the sixth and last Captain of the Orlam Afrikaners in South West Africa, succeeding his brother Christian Afrikaner in 1863.^[1]

The Orlams at that time were in constant conflict with the Herero over land and cattle but did not have the support of the European traders in Otjimbingwe, particularly Karl Johan Andersson and Frederick Green. They considered that the war was bad for trade, and helped organising and leading the Herero army. Consequently, the Herero were better equipped and gradually took over military dominance.

On 22 June 1864, there was a decisive battle in which Jan Jonker Afrikaner's forces were defeated by Maharero. He remained leader but the Afrikaner tribe lost their position of political dominance in the area that is today central Namibia.^[1]

References

Notes

1 2 Dierks, Klaus. "Biographies of Namibian Personalities, A". Retrieved 8 September 2013.

Bibliography

Dictionary of South African Biography, Vol II. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council. 1972. ISBN 0-624-00369-8.

Captains of the Orlam

Orlam Afrikaner ǀAixaǀaen	Oude Ram Afrikaner (before 1760) Klaas Afrikaner (1760–around 1800) Jager Afrikaner (around 1800–1823) Jonker Afrikaner (1823–1861) Christian Afrikaner (1861–1863) Jan Jonker Afrikaner (1863–1889) Hendrina Afrikaner (2004–2011)

Berseba Orlam ǀHaiǀkhauan	Dirk Isaak (before 1850) Paul Goliath (1850–1869) Jakobus Isaak (1873–1892) Diederik Goliath (1894–ca.1900) Johannes Christian Goliath (ca. 1900–1925) Andries Goliath (1925–1933) Diederik Ruben Goliath (1933–1938) David Vries (1938–1956) Edward Isaak, Jr. (1938–1959) David Christian Goliath (1959–1970s)¹ Diederik Isaak (1959–1970s)² Stephanus Goliath (1976–2010)¹ Thomas Karools (2010–2010)¹ Johannes Fleermys (?–?)² Johannes Isaak (2011–)^2,³ ¹of the faction supporting SWAPO; ²of the faction supporting DTA; ³leader of the reunified group;

Bethanie Orlam ǃAman	Kobus Frederiks (1804–1824) Jan Frederiks (1824–1846) Josef Frederiks I (1825–1842) David Christian Frederiks (1842–1880) Josef Frederiks II (1880–1893) Paul Frederiks (1893–1906)⁴ Cornelius Frederiks (1893–1906)⁵ Eduard Frederiks (1916–1922) Josef Frederiks III (1922–1938) Simon Frederiks (1938–1977) David Frederiks (1977–) ⁴of the faction supporting the German Empire; ⁵of the faction opposing German Empire;;

Khauas Nama Kaiǀkhauan	Amraal Lambert (until 1864) Andreas Lambert (1864–1894) Eduard Lambert (1894–1896)

Witbooi Orlam ǀKhowesin	Kido Witbooi (1805–1875) Moses Witbooi (1875–1888) Hendrik Witbooi (1888–1905) Isaak Witbooi (1905–1928) David Witbooi (1928–1955) Hendrik Samuel Witbooi (1955–1978) Hendrik Witbooi, Jr. (1978–2009) Christian Rooi (2009–)⁶ ⁶acting

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