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Political party in Namibia
The South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO /ˈswɑːpoʊ/; Afrikaans: Suidwes-Afrikaanse Volks Organisasie, SWAVO; German: Südwestafrikanische Volksorganisation
SWAPO
Political party in Namibia
The SWAPO Democrats, also known as SWAPO-D, was a political party formed from a break within the South West Africa People's Organization in 1978. Formed
SWAPO_Democrats
Country in Southern Africa
That year the UN recognised the South West Africa People's Organisation, SWAPO, as the official representative of the Namibian people. Namibia gained independence
Namibia
Assembly elections. Hage Geingob of the ruling SWAPO party won the presidential elections with 87% of the vote. SWAPO also won the National Assembly elections
2014 Namibian general election
2014_Namibian_general_election
Splinter group of SWAPO in Namibia
SWAPO for Justice, a splinter group of SWAPO in Namibia, was founded on 4 May 1995. SWAPO-J was led by Sakari Njoba Nghewete. SWAPO-J's cadre was mainly
SWAPO_for_Justice
President of Namibia since 2025
within the SWAPO party and its government over an uninterrupted period of 57 years. She was the first female presidential candidate for SWAPO (the South
Netumbo_Nandi-Ndaitwah
Youth wing of SWAPO party, Namibia
The SWAPO Party Youth League (SPYL), formerly known as the SWAPO Youth League (SYL), is the youth wing of the SWAPO Party, the ruling party of Namibia
SWAPO_Party_Youth_League
Political party in South West Africa
resistance before merging with the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) in 1964 to form a united front in the Namibian liberation struggle. The
Caprivi African National Union
Caprivi_African_National_Union
President of Namibia from 1990 to 2005
and the first president of the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) in 1960. Nujoma became involved in anti-colonial politics during the 1950s
Sam_Nujoma
Controversial South African airborne attack on a SWAPO military base
South African airborne attack on a South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) military camp at the town of Cassinga, Angola on 4 May 1978. Conducted
Battle_of_Cassinga
Elections in Namibia
The previous round of elections was held in 2015 and won by the ruling SWAPO party. Elections for Namibia's regional councils are held using the first-past-the-post
2020 Namibian local and regional elections
2020_Namibian_local_and_regional_elections
ruling SWAPO party was declared the winner of the election. She became Namibia's first female president. The National Assembly elections saw SWAPO reduced
2024 Namibian general election
2024_Namibian_general_election
NDF 2006–2011 Sam Nujoma (SWAPO), first president of Namibia Hifikepunye Pohamba (SWAPO), second president Hage Geingob (SWAPO), first prime minister of
List_of_Namibians
Namibian politician (born 1970)
Namibia. A long-time member and supporter of SWAPO, Namibia's ruling party, he rose through the ranks of the SWAPO Party Youth League (SPYL), first serving
Elijah_Ngurare
President of Namibia from 2005 to 2015
election overwhelmingly as the candidate of SWAPO and was reelected in 2009. Pohamba was the president of SWAPO from 2007 until his retirement in 2015. He
Hifikepunye_Pohamba
Namibian politician currently living in exile in Denmark (born 1944)
People's Organisation (SWAPO). As a result, he was appointed SWAPO representative to Zambia (1964–1965). He later served as SWAPO Secretary for Education
Mishake_Muyongo
1966–1990 war between South Africa and PLAN
(PLAN), an armed wing of the South West African People's Organisation (SWAPO). The South African Border War was closely intertwined with the Angolan
South_African_Border_War
elections. Hage Geingob of SWAPO was re-elected to the presidency, although his vote share was reduced from 87% in 2014 to 56%, SWAPO's lowest vote share ever
2019 Namibian general election
2019_Namibian_general_election
2009 non-fiction book by Paul Trewhela
Inside Quatro: Uncovering the Exile History of the ANC and SWAPO is a 2009 non-fiction book by South African journalist and former political prisoner
Inside_Quatro
and his SWAPO party were re-elected, each with over 75% of the vote. Prior to the election, the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) was widely
2009 Namibian general election
2009_Namibian_general_election
1989–1990 peacekeeping mission in Namibia
wing of the Namibian-nationalist South West African People's Organization (SWAPO). The UN Security Council passed Resolution 435 in 1978, which set out a
United Nations Transition Assistance Group
United_Nations_Transition_Assistance_Group
Namibian politician known for the "Shipanga Affair", a movement within SWAPO that sought to elect a new leadership and whose followers were in response
Andreas_Shipanga
Namibian political organisation
three activists were expelled from SWAPO for their actions. This expulsion was ordered by the 'Top four' of SWAPO party: president Hifikepunye Pohamba
Affirmative_Repositioning
South African heliborne attack on a SWAPO military camp in the 1960s
West African People's Organization (SWAPO) at Ongulumbashe in northern South West Africa (today Namibia). Though SWAPO had already carried out several attacks
Battle_of_Ongulumbashe
Third Prime Minister of Namibia
becoming a SWAPO organizer in 1980. He was in charge of SWAPO voter registration in 1989. Immediately before independence, Angula was a SWAPO member of
Nahas_Angula
1989 South African Border War operation
April 1989. The aim of the operation was to prevent the incursion of PLAN (SWAPO) insurgents into South West Africa/Namibia from bases in Angola. These incursions
Operation_Merlyn
Political party in Namibia
initially made up primarily of former members of the Congress of Democrats and SWAPO political parties. Among the initial leaders were Chairperson Ignatius Shixwameni
All_People's_Party_(Namibia)
Political party in Namibia
members came from the Herero people, while fellow independence movement SWAPO was mostly an Ovambo people. SWANU has a president, a vice-president, and
SWANU
election resulted in a landslide win for SWAPO, which won 55 of the 78 seats with over 75% of the vote. SWAPO's candidate for president, Hifikepunye Pohamba
2004 Namibian general election
2004_Namibian_general_election
President of Namibia from 2015 to 2024
margin. In November 2017, Geingob became the third president of the ruling SWAPO Party after winning by a large margin at the party's sixth Congress. He
Hage_Geingob
1978 South African military operation
(SWAPO) base complexes, Chetequera and Dombondola, near to the then-South West Africa/Angola border; an assault by the elite 32 Battalion on SWAPO's
Operation_Reindeer
the South African Border War. Nanyemba worked as a diplomat, representing SWAPO in Botswana and Tanzania, before he was elected as the party Secretary of
Peter_Nanyemba
remote areas. Incumbent president Sam Nujoma of SWAPO was re-elected with over 76% of the vote, whilst SWAPO won 55 of the 72 elected seats in the National
1999 Namibian general election
1999_Namibian_general_election
Namibian politician
long-time leading member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), Hamutenya was a member of the Cabinet of Namibia from independence in
Hidipo_Hamutenya
Leader of Yugoslavia from 1943 to 1980
history". The country's military academies hosted left-wing activists from SWAPO (Namibia) and the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (South Africa) as part
Josip_Broz_Tito
President of Namibia from 2024 to 2025
presidency 2024. A member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), Mbumba has headed several Namibian Government ministries: Agriculture
Nangolo_Mbumba
1981 South African military operation in Angola
Forces (SADF) destroyed a number of South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) bases in Angola. During the operation, which took place from 23 August
Operation_Protea
Mebos occurred during July and August 1982 with the objective of attacking SWAPO's People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) bases and new regional headquarters
Operation_Mebos
Electoral constituency in the Oshana region of northern Namibia
of the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) party. The constituency's councillor is SWAPO politician Adolf Uunona, who has been serving in
Ompundja_Constituency
Political party in Namibia
constituencies in Northern Namibia, hitherto considered an impenetrable SWAPO stronghold. On 28 November 2024, Trevino Forbes of IPC was re-elected as
Independent Patriots for Change
Independent_Patriots_for_Change
Namibian politician (1953–2021)
to 2010. In 2017 he was elected as the deputy secretary general of the Swapo Party at the party's 6th congress. Hausiku was born on 25 November 1953
Marco_Hausiku
1975–1977 conference in Windhoek on self-governance of occupied Namibia
Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) as the "sole legitimate representative" of Namibia's people. Consequently, SWAPO, as well as other political groups
Turnhalle Constitutional Conference
Turnhalle_Constitutional_Conference
constitution allows, SWAPO amended the constitution, allowing three terms instead of two. They were able to do this since SWAPO had a two-thirds majority
History_of_Namibia
Political party in Namibia
former leading members of the ruling SWAPO party and cabinet ministers. Hamutenya had unsuccessfully sought the SWAPO nomination for president in 2004. At
Rally for Democracy and Progress (Namibia)
Rally_for_Democracy_and_Progress_(Namibia)
Electoral constituency in the Otjozondjupa region of Namibia
stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. In the 2004 regional election, SWAPO candidate Peter Kanana received 4,664 of the 6,140
Grootfontein_Constituency
Namibian politician
October 1952) is a Namibian politician who served as the secretary general of SWAPO, Namibia's ruling party, from 2007 to 2012. She was a member of the Constituent
Pendukeni_Iivula-Ithana
Assembly's recognition of the South West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) as the "sole representative of Namibia's people". The UN henceforth declared
1978 South West African parliamentary election
1978_South_West_African_parliamentary_election
Namibian political movement
(PLAN) was the Military wing of the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO). It fought against the South African Defence Force (SADF) and South West
People's Liberation Army of Namibia
People's_Liberation_Army_of_Namibia
City in Erongo, Namibia
is governed by a municipal council that has ten seats. Namibia's ruling SWAPO party won the 2010 local authority election with 4,496 votes, followed by
Swakopmund
Namibian nationalist and activist (born 1933)
He was a founding member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) in 1960 and served as its first Secretary-General. He was a close ally
Jacob_Kuhangua
Defence Force as they destroyed a SWAPO command base and captured a significant number of weapons and ammunition. The SWAPO had to retreat back into Angola
Operation_Daisy
City in the Otjozondjupa Region of central Namibia
turnout. SWAPO obtained five seats with 870 votes, and the DTA got two seats with 389 votes. The 2015 local authority election was won by SWAPO which gained
Grootfontein
Region in Namibia
constituencies. In November 2008, SWAPO activists and politicians called for organization to "destroy" the UDF government in Kunene. SWAPO also claimed that UDF and
Kunene_Region
elected) and one for the National Assembly. Both elections were won by SWAPO, which won 53 of the 72 seats in the National Assembly, and whose candidate
1994 Namibian general election
1994_Namibian_general_election
Namibian Chief of Ovamboland (1930-1982)
Njoba was an outspoken critic of South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO). He was killed in his vehicle in a landmine explosion in which six other
Cornelius_Tuhafeni_Ndjoba
Region in Namibia
West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO). In the 2004 regional election for the National Assembly of Namibia, SWAPO won in all constituencies by a landslide
Oshana_Region
Bilateral relations
late 1990s and early 2000s. Tangeni Amupadhi, "Zimbabwe heaps praise on Swapo's transition effort" Archived 2004-06-18 at the Wayback Machine, The Namibian
Namibia–Zimbabwe_relations
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List of members of the 7th National Assembly of Namibia
List_of_members_of_the_7th_National_Assembly_of_Namibia
Bilateral relations
established relations with the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO), which would become the ruling party of an independent Namibia in 1989
Namibia–Peru_relations
Electoral constituency in the Omaheke region of eastern Namibia
Peter Kazongominja with 2,413 votes, followed by Utiriua Kavari of the SWAPO Party with 1,785 votes. Councillor Kazongominja (NUDO) was reelected in
Aminuis_Constituency
Namibian heroine (1932–1959)
photograph of Anna Mugunda was available to accompany the accounts published in SWAPO publications. Her story was therefore transmitted solely through written
Anna_Mungunda
Namibian politician (born 1957)
the vote, the highest ever for a non-SWAPO candidate. He founded the IPC in 2020 following his expulsion from SWAPO the same year. In 2024, he again finished
Panduleni_Itula
1985-1989 government of Namibia as South Africa withdrew
1972 the United Nations had decreed SWAPO to be the "sole legitimate representative" of Namibia's people, but SWAPO was not invited to the Turnhalle conference
Transitional Government of National Unity (Namibia)
Transitional_Government_of_National_Unity_(Namibia)
Trade union center of Namibia
union centers in Namibia. It was established in 1970 and is affiliated with SWAPO, Namibia's ruling political party. The NUNW was originally established as
National Union of Namibian Workers
National_Union_of_Namibian_Workers
Region in Namibia
regions, SWAPO was by far the strongest political party since Namibian independence. In the 2004 presidential election, the region supported SWAPO's Hifikepunye
ǁKharas_Region
Namibian activist and politician
Ida Jimmy ǃHa-Eiros (1945–2024) was a Namibian independence activist and SWAPO politician. She is considered a national heroine of Namibia. Jimmy was born
Ida_Jimmy
Town in ǁKaras Region, Namibia
won by SWAPO, which gained six seats (2,679 votes). The remaining seat went to the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) with 265 votes. SWAPO also won
Lüderitz
Political party in Namibia
and its natural resources be owned by indigenous people. Led by former SWAPO member Epafras Mukwiilongo, the party differs from its South African relative
Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters
Namibian_Economic_Freedom_Fighters
Namibian politician
1965 in Walvis Bay) is a Namibian politician and businessman. A member of SWAPO, he was Namibia's Minister of Fisheries from 21 April 2021 to 21 March 2025
Derek_Klazen
Namibian politician
Khomas Region from 2012 to 28 March 2025 and Deputy Secretary General of SWAPO since 2012. Previously she was Governor of Omaheke Region from 2001 to 2012
Laura_McLeod-Katjirua
Settlement in Namibia
(DTA, 7%). The 2015 local authority election was won by SWAPO by a much larger margin. SWAPO accumulated 2,337 votes and won five seats in the municipal
Keetmanshoop
Rebellion in northeast Namibia
country's leadership (dominated by SWAPO) during Muyongo's exile in Angola. In July 1980, Muyongo was ousted from being SWAPO Vice-President, accused of involvement
Caprivi_conflict
Namibian physician and politician
March 2005 to March 2010. Amathila is a member of the SWAPO Party of Namibia. She began working in SWAPO refugee camps following her education. She advocates
Libertina_Amathila
Namibian military officer (1935 or 1936 – 2025)
the nickname "Butcher of Lubango" for allegedly running detainee camps of SWAPO opponents in the southern Angolan city of Lubango during the Namibian War
Dumeni_Solomon_Hawala
Leader of the Government of Namibia
government. Political parties South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) Politics of Namibia List of colonial governors of South West Africa President
Prime_Minister_of_Namibia
South African territory from 1915 to 1990
particularly after the formation of the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) in 1960. On 27 October 1966, the General Assembly passed resolution 2145
South_West_Africa
Commune and town in Huíla, Angola
People's Liberation Army of Namibia on 4 May 1978 that killed several hundred SWAPO fighters, Cuban soldiers and Namibian refugees. The settlement is a place
Cassinga
Namibian politician
member of the Constituent Assembly of Namibia and from 1990 to 2000 for the SWAPO deputies of the National Assembly. In 1995, Hübschle was appointed Deputy
Michaela_Hübschle
with 680,788 casting votes, a voter turnout of 97%. Following the election SWAPO supporters celebrated across Windhoek, especially in the segregated and
1989 Namibian parliamentary election
1989_Namibian_parliamentary_election
Namibian politician and traditional ruler (1923–1978)
Nations declared SWAPO the sole authentic representative of the people of Namibia, and this soured relations between NUDO and SWAPO. Kapuuo objected on
Clemens_Kapuuo
Namibian businessman and politician
member of the ruling SWAPO party, and is the SWAPO Party Regional Coordinator for the Oshikoto Region and the chairperson of the SWAPO party's regional coordinators
Armas_Amukwiyu
Namibian politician
since 21 March 2025. She has been a member of the National Assembly for SWAPO since 2020. From 21 March 2020 to 21 March 2025, she has served as Deputy
Emma_Kantema-Gaomas
Upper house of the Parliament of Namibia
National Council is as follows: South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) - 39 seats Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) - 2 seats United Democratic
National_Council_(Namibia)
Namibian activist and physician (1936–2017)
Cape Town. Abrahams later earned his MD in Stockholm. He became active in SWAPO politics in 1960 along with his wife Ottilie Abrahams. He became identified
Kenneth_Abrahams
Namibian politician
from 21 March 2015 to 21 March 2025. He was a member of Parliament as a SWAPO backbencher between 2000 and 2010, and after that a special advisor in the
Royal_ǀUiǀoǀoo
it was the newly introduced gender equality system of the ruling party SWAPO. This system would have pushed several male members out of parliament. The
Elections_in_Namibia
Namibian pastor, politician and activist (born 1946)
in Namibia, and as a pastor he was active in the SWAPO movement. In 1979 he was ousted from the SWAPO Central Committee and he spent a decade in exile
Hiskia_Ndjoze-Uanivi
Namibian politician
of the SWAPO Youth League and has been one of the most active internal leading members of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) during
Jerry_Ekandjo
Namibian politician (born 1974)
His father Kanana Hishoono was presidential adviser and secretary of the SWAPO Party Elders Council. List of members of the 8th National Assembly of Namibia
Abed_Hishoono
East German military camouflage pattern
personnel from approximately 2002–2006. FAPLA FRELIMO Rwandan Patriotic Front SWAPO UNITA "Trousers, M1965 Strichtarn (Line pattern camouflage) (summer): DDR
Strichtarn
Town in Erongo Region, Namibia
three SWAPO members and one member of the UDF. In the 2010 local election, the Civic Association received most votes (approximately 44%), while SWAPO finished
Henties_Bay
People's Organization (SWAPO) and served as its National Chairman from 1964 to 1991. Meroro played a key role in leading SWAPO's internal resistance against
David_Meroro
South African cardiologist and chemical and biological weapons researcher (born 1950)
during Operation Duel whose objective was the systematic elimination of SWAPO prisoners of war and SADF members who posed a threat to South African covert
Wouter_Basson
Namibian politician and member of parliament
Charles Mubita is a Namibian politician from SWAPO. He has been appointed as minister in the presidency since 2 April 2026, he also serves as a member
Charles_Mubita
Namibian politician
advocate. He was a member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO). In 1989 he was assassinated by operatives of South Africa's Civil Cooperation
Anton_Lubowski
Namibian politician
People's Organization (SWAPO), she served as a member of National Assembly of Namibia from 2015 to 2020. In 2021, Swartz would leave SWAPO in order to join
Sophia_Swartz
Namibian politician and businessman
foundation on 24 June 2014. Mukwiilongo's political journey started with SWAPO. He left and joined the Congress of Democrats (CoD), which was the official
Epafras_Mukwiilongo
Namibian Lawyer
before the family moved to Zambian exile, where he attended school at SWAPO's health education centre in Nyango. After Namibian independence he returned
Sisa_Namandje
Operation in the South African Border War (1980)
(June 1980) was the largest anti-South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) sweep during the South African Border War up to that point. The operation
Operation_Sceptic
Namibian prisons in Angola in the 1980s
and torture of SWAPO Party members and refugees by the party, accused of being spies of the South African colonial regime. About 1000 SWAPO members were
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