Hendrik Witbooi (politician)

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Hendrik Witbooi , actually ǃNanseb ǀGabemab (born January 7, 1934 in Gibeon , South West Africa ; † October 13, 2009 in Windhoek ), was a Namibian politician of SWAPO . He was the great-grandson of Hendrik Witbooi .

Witbooi was interned several times during the Namibian liberation struggle . After joining SWAPO in 1976, he became its vice-president in 1984. In 1980 he was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Namibia .

Witbooi was Namibian Deputy Prime Minister from March 1990 to March 2005 from Namibia's independence . From 1990 to 1995 also Minister of Labor . From 1978 until his death he was captain of the Witbooi-Nama .

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  1. ↑ Note: This article contains characters from the alphabet of the Khoisan languages spoken in southern Africa . The display contains characters of the click letters ǀ , ǁ , ǂ and ǃ . For more information on the pronunciation of long or nasal vowels or certain clicks , see e.g. B. under Khoekhoegowab .

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predecessor Office successor
Hendrik Samuel Witbooi Kaptein der Witbooi ( Kapsteine der Nama )
 Salomon Witbooi
( Christiaan Rooi )
personal data
SURNAME Witbooi, Hendrik
ALTERNATIVE NAMES ǃNanseb given
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Namibian politician (SWAPO); Vice Prime Minister of Namibia; Nama captain
DATE OF BIRTH January 7, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Gibeon , South West Africa
DATE OF DEATH October 13, 2009
Place of death Windhoek , Namibia