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Anna "Kakurukaze" Mungunda (1932–10 December 1959) was a Namibian woman of Herero descent. She was the only woman among the casualties of the Old Location uprising in Windhoek on 10 December 1959. Since Namibia's independence on 21 March 1990, Mungunda is regarded one of the heroes of the Namibian nation. [1] [2]
Hendrik Witbooi (c.1830 – 29 October 1905) [1] was a chief of the ǀKhowesin people, a sub-tribe of the Khoikhoi.He led the Nama people during their revolts against the German colonial empire in present-day Namibia, in connection with the events surrounding the Herero and Namaqua Genocide.
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In 1920, Hosea Kutako was officially appointed as leader of the Herero people by Frederik Maharero. Mahahero had been empowered to transfer power by his father, Herero chief Samuel Maharero, who had been exiled after the Herero War and was since banned from entering the country by the South African Mandatory Administration.
Herman Andimba Toivo ya Toivo (22 August 1924 – 9 June 2017) was a Namibian anti-apartheid activist, politician and political prisoner.Ya Toivo was active in the pre-independence movement, and is one of the co-founders of the South West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) in 1960, and before that, its predecessor the Ovamboland People's Organization (OPO) in 1959.
Additionally, prominent mythic figures including heroes and legendary creatures may also be included in this list. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
His remains were repatriated from Angola 31 years after his death and reburied at Windhoek Heroes Acre. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] A primary school was built and named after him in Angola in 2005, also a rehabilitation of the cemetery and a monument outside Lubango at the cost of N$8,5 million. [ 5 ]
Mandume ya Ndemufayo (1894 – 6 February 1917) was the last king of the Oukwanyama, a subset of the Ovambo people of southern Angola and northern Namibia.Ya Ndemufayo took over the kingdom in 1911 and his reign lasted until 1917 when he died of either suicide or machine gun fire while he was under attack from South African colonizers. [1]