Albert Mouton was the thirdCaptain of the Rehoboth Baster inSouth West Africa from 1924 to 1925.[1]
Mouton succeededCornelius van Wyk on April 26, 1924. Mouton's tenure as captain was short-lived, having been overthrown on 5 April 1925, after the South African invasion of theRehoboth area.[2] As a result of the Baster Rebellion of 1925, the office of the Baster Captain was abolished and the special rights andde facto independence of the area revoked.
It was not until 1977 that the fourth Captain of the Baster,Ben Africa, was elected.
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edit- ^Zandberg, Jeroen (2010).Rehoboth Griqua atlas (2nd ed.). [South Africa]: Jeroen Zandberg.ISBN 978-1-4452-7242-9.OCLC 931789146.
- ^"BIOGRAPHIES OF NAMIBIAN PERSONALITIESin alphabetical order".www.klausdierks.com. Retrieved2022-03-18.
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