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Jonker Afrikaner (3 February 1785, 18 August 1861, Okahandja) was the fourth Captain of the Orlam in South West Africa, succeeding his father, Jager Afrikaner, in 1823. Soon after becoming Kaptein , he left his father's settlement at Blydeverwacht with three brothers and some 300 followers and relocated to the area that is today ...
Jonker Afrikaner. South African leader. Learn about this topic in these articles: history of Southern Africa. In Southern Africa: Germans in South West Africa. …1830s of the Oorlam chief Jonker Afrikaner and his well-armed followers significantly altered the regional balance of power.
Jan Jonker Afrikaner (2 August 1820 – 10 August 1889) 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]
BY BRIGITTE LAU. IN the i 86os, the Oorlam leader Jonker Afrikaner and his sons Christian and Jan were defeated by an alliance of Nama/Oorlam chiefs, foreign traders and missionaries, aided by some Herero chiefs. The series of conflicts which culminated in this defeat had spread throughout Namaland.
In the face of gradual Boer expansion and then large-scale Boer migrations, such as the Dorsland Trek, away from British rule in the Cape, Jonker Afrikaner brought his people into Namaqualand by the mid-19th century, becoming a formidable force for Oorlam domination over the Nama and against the Bantu-speaking Hereros for a period.
politician. Jonker Afrikaner was the fourth Captain of the Orlam in South West Africa, succeeding his father, Jager Afrikaner, in 1823. Background. Soon after becoming Kaptein, he left his father’s settlement at Blydeverwacht with three brothers and some 300 followers and relocated to the area that is today central Namibia. Career.
Jan Jonker Afrikaner assumed control of the Afrikaner after the death of his older brother in 1863. He later allied with the Herero and settled near Otjimbingwe.
