Lawrence Sampofu
Lawrence Alufea Sampofu (born August 10, 1955 in Mbabanzi , South West Africa ) is a Namibian politician of the SWAPO and governor of the Zambezi region .
In 2010 he took over the post of regional governor of the then Caprivi region.
Sampofu fought actively in the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) as part of the Namibian liberation struggle . He was trained for this in Zambia and Tanzania . After Namibia's independence in 1990, he became military director in the Caprivi region. He rose to the position of colonel in the Namibian Defense Force . As such, he also served in UN missions MINURCAT (in Chad ) and UNMEE (in Eritrea ).
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Know Your Governors . In: New Era , August 18, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
John Mabuku (until 1998) | Bernard Sibalatani (1999-2008) | Leonard Mwilima (2008-2010) | Lawrence Sampofu (since 2010)
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| SURNAME | Sampofu, Lawrence |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sampofu, Lawrence Alufea (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Namibian military, politician and regional governor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mbabanzi , South West Africa |