- Mukurob
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The Finger of God before its collapse
The Mukurob (Finger of God), near Asab in Namibia, was a sandstone rock formation in the Namib desert which collapsed on 4 December 1988.[1]
Nama oral tradition related that the power of the "white man" would end when this geological structure collapsed.[2] South Africa finally relinquished control of (then) South West Africa a few weeks later when South Africa, Angola and Cuba signed the "New York Treaty" (or "Tripartite Agreement") at UN Headquarters, which finalised the agreements reached earlier in Geneva. Angola and Cuba also signed a bilateral agreement on the Cuban troop withdrawal from Angola, which paved the way for Security Council Resolution 435 to be implemented on 1 April 1989. On 21 March 1990 Namibia gained independence from South Africa.
References
- ^ McIntyre, Chris. Namibia: the Bradt travel guide (3 ed.). Bradt Travel Guides. p. 191. ISBN 9781841621876.
- ^ Dierks, Klaus. "Chronology of Namibian History, 1988". http://www.klausdierks.com/Chronology/130.htm. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
Coordinates: 25°28′S 17°57′E / 25.467°S 17.95°E
Categories:- Landforms of Namibia
- Rock formations
- Namibia geography stubs
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