ald ▁Bl om field , ▁English ▁architect ▁( born ▁ 1 8 5 6 ) ▁ ▁Ernest ▁George ▁Tro bridge , ▁British ▁architect ▁( born ▁ 1 8 8 4 ) ▁ ▁References <0x0A> </s> ▁" N am ib ia , ▁Land ▁of ▁the ▁Bra ve " ▁is ▁the ▁national ▁anth em ▁of ▁Nam ib ia , ▁adopted ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Ax ali ▁Do ë se b , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁a ▁traditional ▁music ▁group ▁from ▁the ▁Kal ah ari ▁desert . ▁Do ë se b ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁write ▁it ▁after ▁winning ▁a ▁contest ▁held ▁after ▁Nam ib ia ▁became ▁independent ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Nam ib ia ' s ▁first ▁national ▁anth em , ▁al beit ▁uno fficial , ▁was ▁" D as ▁Süd w ester lied " ▁while ▁under ▁German ▁colon ization ▁as ▁German ▁South - West ▁Africa . ▁After ▁it ▁became ▁South - West ▁Africa ▁as ▁a ▁League ▁of ▁Nations ▁mand ate ▁under ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁South ▁Africa , ▁the ▁national ▁anth em ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁" Die ▁St em ▁van ▁Su id - A frika " ▁to ▁match ▁South ▁Africa ' s . ▁Following ▁independence , ▁" N k osi ▁Si kele l ' ▁i A frika " ▁was ▁provision ally ▁adopted ▁as ▁a ▁temporary ▁national ▁anth em ▁pending ▁the ▁formal ▁ad option ▁of ▁an ▁official ▁national ▁anth em . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁decided ▁that ▁Nam ib ia ▁needed ▁a ▁unique