Hifikepunye Pohamba
Second president of Namibia and SWAPO leader.
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Hifikepunye Pohamba was born on 18 August 1935 at Okanghudi in northern Namibia.[1][2] Pohamba was a founding member of SWAPO in 1960.[2]
Life and work
He worked as a clerk at the Tsumeb Corporation Limited mine from 1956 to 1960.[3] Pohamba joined SWAPO in April 1959 and became an organizer in Ovamboland.[1] He was arrested, chained to a pole, and flogged 24 strokes by tribal authorities.[1] Pohamba went into exile three times, first in 1961.[1]
Pohamba headed SWAPO's 1989 election campaign and became a member of the Constituent Assembly.[4] He served as Minister of Home Affairs from 1990 to 1995.[4] He won the 2004 presidential election with 76.44% of the vote.[5] At the Holy Cross Mission school located in Onamunama, Pohamba finished his elementary schooling.[3]
Between 1980 and 1981, he pursued studies in social and political subjects in Moscow, which was then part of the USSR.[2]
What the cited sources add
The Dierks biography states that Pohamba was flogged 24 strokes after being chained to a pole.[1] The same source notes he went into exile three times, first in 1961.[1] The Government of Namibia profile lists his ministerial roles from 1990 to 2005.[2] The SWAPO party profile gives his parents' names as Pohamba Hamukoto and Kaupumhote Nghituuamata.[3]
A BBC profile describes him as a former political prisoner whipped in public for his activism.[6] The same BBC profile states he was educated by missionaries.[6]
References
- Dierks, "Biographies of Namibian Personalities, P", klausdierks.com. facts only, no text reused. klausdierks.com
- "Pohamba Hifikepunye Lucas", Government of Namibia. facts only, no text reused. parliament.na
- "SWAPO Party and Namibian President", SWAPO, 2009. facts only, no text reused. web.archive.org
- Wikipedia, "Hifikepunye Pohamba" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Profile: Hifikepunye Pohamba", BBC News, 22 November 2004.; List of members of the Constituent Assembly, parliament.gov.na.; "Pohamba Hifikepunye Lucas", Government of Namibia; Dierks, "Biographies of Namibian Personalities, P", klausdierks.com; "Pohamba Hifikepunye Lucas", Government of Namibia; Dierks, "Biographies of Namibian Personalities, P", klausdierks.com; "Nujoma names new cabinet", IRIN, 20 March 2000.; Curriculum Vitae for Pohamba , Namibian government website.; "President appoints ruling party secretary-general new land en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Hifikepunye Pohamba" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ""Pohamba the winner""; "ELECTION UPDATE 2004, NAMIBIA" , Electoral Institute of Southern Africa report, number 3, 10 December 2004, page 9.; "Swapo man wins Namibia landslide", BBC News, 21 November 2004.; "Namibians Prepare to Vote" , VOA News, 14 November 2004.; "Namibia Swears-in New President" , VOA News, 21 March 2005. (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Profile: Hifikepunye Pohamba", BBC News, 22 November 2004.. facts only, no text reused. news.bbc.co.uk
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