Rehoboam Kamehozu
Rapama Rehoboam Kamehozu (* 11. September 1948 in Okatokoveru , South West Africa ; † 23. March 2013 in Windhoek ) was a Namibian politician of SWAPO , Regional - Governor and Mayor.
Life path
Kamehozu was born to Rehobeam Uazukuani and Maria Kamehozu and grew up in Grootfontein. In 1965 he graduated from the Augustineum . 1987-1989 studied Kamehozu at Ruskin College in the United Kingdom on teaching .
In 1977 Kamehozu married in Lüderitz . Two years later he was arrested under the apartheid laws and was imprisoned in Gobabis for 14 months .
From 2004 to 2010 Kamehozu was Mayor of Grootfontein. He then led the Otjozondjupa region as governor under President Hifikepunye Pohamba until 2012 , and was governor of the Omaheke region until his death in 2013 .
Kamehozu died in 2013 in Windhoek on cancer . He left behind his wife and six children.
Web links
- CV (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Mathias Haufiku: Namibia: Governor Kamehozu Loses Battle Against Cancer . In: New Era , AllAfrica.com, March 25, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ A b Mathias Haufiku: Swapo mourns Kamehozu . In: The Namibian , March 25, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
unknown (1992-2001) | Laura McLeod-Katjirua (2001–2012) | Rehoboam Kamehozu (2013) | Festus Ueitele (2013–2020) | Pijoo Nganate (since 2020)
unknown (1992-1999) | Grace Uushona (1999-2003) | Theophilus Eiseb (2003-2008) | Ferdinand Kavetuna (2008-2010) | Rehoboam Kamehozu (2010–2012) | Samuel Nuuyoma (2012-2015) | Otto Ipinge (2015–2020) | James Uerikua (since 2020)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kamehozu, rehabo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kamehozu, Rapama Rehoboam (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Namibian politician and regional governor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 11, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Okatokoveru , South West Africa |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 23, 2013 |
| Place of death | Windhoek |