On 18 October 1890 the first stone was laid for the fort Groß-Windhoek ( now the Alte Feste ), from which Namibia ’s capital evolved.
Von François was appointed Reichskommissar in 1891 and two years later became the Landeshauptmann of German South West Africa.
On 12 September 1892 he founded Swakopmund to establish a harbour for the colony which so far had to rely on Walvis Bay, earlier annexed by Britain.
www.gondwana-collection.comDie Grundsteinlegung für die Feste Groß-Windhoek ( die heutige Alte Feste ), aus der sich die Hauptstadt Namibias entwickelte, fand am 18. Oktober 1890 statt.
Von François wurde 1891 zum Reichskommisar ernannt und zwei Jahre später zum Landeshauptmann Deutsch-Südwestafrikas.
Am 12. September 1892 gründete er Swakopmund, um einen von den Engländern unabhängigen Hafen zu schaffen.
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