Isaak Witbooi

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Hendrik Samuel Witbooi, Nama name: ǃNanseb ǂKharib ǃNansemab, (25 May 1865 – 16 October 1928) was the fourth Kaptein of the ǀKhowesin, a subtribe of the Orlam, in Gibeon in South-West Africa, today's Namibia. When during the Herero Wars his father Hendrik Witbooi fell he inherited the chieftaincy from him. He reigned until his death in 1928 when his brother succeeded him as Kaptein of the ǀKhowesin.^[1]

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^ Dierks, Klaus. "Biographies of Namibian Personalities, W". Retrieved 6 February 2015.

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Bethanie Orlam ǃAman	(1804–1824) (1824–1846) (1825–1842) (1842–1880) Joseph Frederiks II (1880–1893) (1893–1906)⁴ Cornelius Frederiks (1893–1906)⁵ (1916–1922) (1922–1938) Simon Frederiks (1938–1977) (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) (1894–1896)
Witbooi Orlam ǀKhowesin	Kido Witbooi (1805–1875) Moses Witbooi (1875–1888) Hendrik Witbooi (1888–1905) Isaak Witbooi (1905–1928) (1928–1955) Hendrik Samuel Witbooi (1955–1978) Hendrik Witbooi, Jr. (1978–2009) (2009–)⁶ ⁶acting