Iipumbu Ya Tshilongo
Iipumbu Ya Tshilongo , also yaThshilongo (* 1873 in Onatshiku near Elim ; † September 9, 1959 in Oshikuku ) was from 1907 to 1932 king of the Uukwambi , a clan of Ovambo in German South West Africa or South West Africa , today's Namibia .
Tshilongo was nicknamed Ndilimani ( Oshivambo for dynamite ) after losing three fingers on his left hand in an explosion .
After Negumbo lya Kandenge came to power in 1907, he established Omapona as his capital, before later making his birthplace capital again. From 1922 he armed his people to protect the trade routes between Onolongo and Ongwediva against the white colonialists .
Only two years later, on May 13, 1924, Tshilongo allowed the establishment of a Roman Catholic mission in Oshikuku . From this point on, there are said to have been numerous complaints about the king by the state administration and missionaries. Tshilongo is said to have regularly refused to send workers from his people. On the other hand, according to tradition, he was a tyrant and many members of his people left the traditional settlement area. His incest tendency is also said to have made him unpopular among his own followers. Numerous incidents of this type ultimately led to the removal of Tshilongo. The regional commissioner Carl Hugo Linsingen "Cocky" Hahn was significantly involved. He dispatched warplanes and ground troops against the Uukwambi at Ombwelafuma . Tshilongo, however, tried to win the Portuguese administration in Angola on his side, which he did not succeed. After Hahn learned of the attempt, he began a final campaign with the help of the Uukwanyama and Ondonga . Tshilongo was finally arrested at Onemedhiya and forced into exile in the direction of Okavango .
In 1938 he returned to his homeland due to a serious illness. He died in Oshikuku in 1959. It was not until 1991 that there was another king of the Uukwambi, Iipumbu Herman Iipumbu .
Tshilongo was symbolically buried as a national hero on the heroes' field near Windhoek . His memorial in the Omusati region has been a national monument of Namibia since August 15, 2014 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Klaus Dierks : Biographies of Namibian Personalities, I . klausdierks.com. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ↑ Patricia Hayes: Namibia Under South African Rule: Mobility & Containment, 1915-46 . James Currey, 1998, pp. 264-267.
- ↑ King Ipumbu Ya Tshilongo Memorial Site. NHC website. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ya Tshilongo, Iipumbu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | yaTshilongo, Iipumbu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Namibian traditional guide |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1873 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Onatshiku |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 9, 1959 |
| Place of death | Oshikuku , South West Africa |