Passage: In 1915, during World War I, British and South African forces occupied it in the so-called South West Africa Campaign, and SW Africa later became a protectorate of South Africa. On 16 August 2004, 100 years after the war, the German government officially apologized for the atrocities. "We Germans accept our historic and moral responsibility and the guilt incurred by Germans at that time," said Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Germany's development aid minister. In addition, she admitted that the massacres were equivalent to genocide. Not until 2015 did the German government admit that the massacres were equivalent to genocide and again apologized in 2016. The Herero are suing the German government in a class action lawsuit.
How many years after Germany's apology did they compare the massacres to genocide? How many years after occupation did the German government admit that the massacres were the equivalent to genocide? How many years did it take after the Germans apologized for them to admit that the massacres were equivalent to genocide? On what 1/10 of a decade did the some government say they were sorry? On what 1/12 of a year did the some government say they were sorry? On what 1/365 of a year did the some government say they were sorry? What happened first: World War I or German government officially apologized? What happened second: World War I or German government officially apologized? What year did the German government apologize and admit to massacres equal to genocide? What year did the german goverment apologize? Where did the Herero genocide occur? Who admitted that the massacres were equivalent to genocide? Who did the Germans commit genocide against? Who officially apologized for Germany? Who were the atrocities committed against?