Ignatius Shixwameni
Ignatius Nkotongo Shixwameni , mostly just Ignatius Shixwameni , (born September 4, 1966 in Utokota , South West Africa ) is a Namibian politician and party president of the opposition All People's Party (APP).
Shixwameni holds a Master of Arts degree from the University of Havana ( Cuba ). He began his political career as the student leader of the Namibia National Students Organization (NANSO) at the time of Namibia's independence. From 1987 to 1999 Shixwameni belonged to the SWAPO Youth League and from 1992 to 1997 he was on the central committee of the ruling SWAPO . In 1999 he was elected to the Namibian National Assembly before joining the opposition Congress of Democrats in 2000 .
In 2007 he turned his back on the Congress Democrats, along with 21 other party members. Shixwameni founded his own party the following year with the APP.
Shixwameni ran as a candidate in the 2009 , 2014 and 2019 presidential elections .
Web links
- Official information on the side of APP (English)
- Interview with Ignatius Shixwameni about the German genocide in Namibia today
Individual evidence
- ↑ Shixwameni Ignatius Biography. National Assembly of the Republic of Namibia, 2015. Accessed August 5, 2015
- ^ All People's Party (APP). AllAfrica.com, November 17, 2009. Retrieved November 5, 2014
- ^ Veterans Act not inclusive and discriminates - Shixwameni. Namibian Sun, October 25, 2012 ( Memento of November 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved November 5, 2014
- ↑ Shixwameni, 21 others quit CoD. The Namibian, December 17, 2007 ( memento of August 15, 2007 in the web archive archive.today ) accessed on November 5, 2014
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| SURNAME | Shixwameni, Ignatius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Shixwameni, Ignatius Nkotongo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Namibian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th September 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Utokota , Namibia |