Namibia used to be known as South West Africa. Being a neighbour
of South Africa, and having shared a long history of oppression
under the minority white rule of the racist apartheid South African
regime, Namibia was known as South West Africa - first, because of
its geographic location and secondly because the apartheid regime
wanted to incorporate Namibia as the South Western Province of
South Africa - making her an intergral part of South Africa. Thus,
Namibia remained known as South West Africa till she attained her
independence on 21st Of March 1990.