This article lists the colonial governors of South West Africa.

South West Africa South West Africa ( af, Suidwes-Afrika; german: Südwestafrika; nl, Zuidwest-Afrika) was a territory under South African administration from 1915 to 1990, after which it became modern-day Namibia. It bordered Angola (Portuguese colony before 1 ...

was the colonial predecessor of the modern day

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from when the territory was controlled by the

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(as

German South West Africa German South West Africa (german: Deutsch-Südwestafrika) was a colony of the German Empire from 1884 until 1915, though Germany did not officially recognise its loss of this territory until the 1919 Treaty of Versailles. With a total area of ...

) and later by

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. The title of the position changed a number of times. Under German rule, the title of the position went from Commissioner (1884–1893) to Provincial Governor () (1893–1898) to Governor (1898–1915). Under South African rule, the title was Administrator (1915–1977) and Administrator-General (1977–1990). After the

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terminated South Africa's mandate to govern South West Africa, the UN appointed

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of its own. They had no authority and South Africa refused to recognize them, and are not included here.

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'' continuation of office

German South West Africa

South West Africa

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German South West Africa

South West Africa

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