Friedrich von Lindequist (born 15 September 1862 in Wostevitz on

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; died 25 June 1945 at Macherslust near

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, Germany) was a high colonial official of the

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. He served as Governor of

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from November 1905 until 20 May 1907. During his tenure as Governor he introduced Karakul breeding to the white settlers of the German colony. Lindequist later served in the ''

Reichskolonialamt The Imperial Colonial Office (german: Reichskolonialamt) was a governmental agency of the German Empire tasked with managing Germany's overseas territories. Dissolved after World War I, on 20 February 1919 the Imperial Colonial Ministry (''Reich ...

'' of

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, as Undersecretary of State from 1907 to 1910. While serving in this post, he "led a commission to the highlands of German East Africa to study the feasibility of expanded settlement from Germany in the colony." He served as Secretary of State in 1910 and 1911. He also served in high political offices during the

Third Reich Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

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* 1862 births 1945 deaths People from Vorpommern-Rügen People from the Province of Pomerania Colonial people in German South West Africa History of Namibia {{Namibia-politician-stub