John McNab
John McNab is a former captain Rehoboth Baster around Rehoboth in Namibia .
McNab won the election for Kaptein on January 11, 1999 with 40.8 percent of the vote, among others ahead of the acting Kaptein Dap Izaak . In 2018 he handed over the office to the acting captain Martin Dentlinger .
He signed the Rehoboth Baster membership of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) on May 17, 2008. In 1971, McNab co-founded the Rehoboth Baster Association (RBA) before he left it in 1977 to found the Rehoboth Democratic Party .
2016 McNab was recognized for his commitment to the Afrikaans with the quiver tree Prize of the Afrikaanse Taalraad (too German about Afrikaans Language Council ) excellent.
McNab's grandfather, who was of Scottish descent, was murdered at Waterberg in 1880 .
literature
- Jeroen Zandberg: Rehoboth Griqua Atlas. Lulu.com, 2nd edition, 2013, ISBN 978-1-4452-7242-9 . ( available online in parts )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Jeroen Zandberg: Rehoboth Griqua Atlas. 2nd edition, 2013, ISBN 978-1445272429, o. P.
- ↑ Baster community meeting derails. Namibian Sun, March 13, 2018.
- ^ Klaus Dierks : Biographies of Namibian Personalities, A ( English ) klausdierks.com. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ↑ Klaus Dierks : Chronology ( English ) klausdierks.com. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ↑ Captain John McNab vereer. The Republic of, November 22, 2016.
- ^ William Coates Palgrave: The Commissions of WC Palgrave: Special Emissary to South West Africa 1876-1885. Van Riebeeck Society, Cape Town 1991, ISBN 0-620-16079-9 , p. 69.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Dap Izaaks |
Kaptein der Rehoboth - Baster ( Kapsteine der Rehoboth Baster ) |
Martin Dentlinger |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McNab, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Namibian traditional guide |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1999 |