Vekuii Rukoro

Vekuii Reinhard Rukoro , rarely also Reinhart (born November 11, 1954 in Otjiwarongo , South West Africa ; † June 18, 2021 in Windhoek ), was a Namibian businessman and traditional leader of the Herero since September 22, 2014 . He was crowned Paramount Chief , the head of all Herero, on May 2, 2015 . This was rejected by most of the Herero leaders (as of August 2018).

As a member of the Namibia National Front , he was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Namibia in 1989 .

Life

Rukuro attended schools in Swakopmund , Karibib and Döbra . He then studied law at the UNISA Open University in South Africa and obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Warwick in England in 1983 and a Master of Laws degree from the American University's Washington College of Law in 1987 . Later Rukuro worked as a lawyer .

Rukuro was a member of the first parliament of Namibia as a member of the SWANU of Namibia. From 2006 to 2014 he was managing director of FNB Namibia and then managing director of the meat company Meatco .

He died of COVID-19 .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Rukoro elected OvaHerero chief. In: The Namibian . September 23, 2014, archived from the original on October 6, 2014 ; accessed on June 19, 2021 (English). 
2. ↑ August 30, 2018 - Morning News. In: Hitradio Namibia , August 30, 2018.
3. ↑ ^{a b} Rukoro ascends Herero's throne. In: Allgemeine Zeitung . September 24, 2014, archived from the original on September 24, 2014 ; accessed on September 30, 2014 . 
4. ↑ Lorato Khobetsi: Adv. Rukoro to head Meatco. In: The Namibian Economist. February 8, 2013, archived from the original on October 6, 2014 ; accessed on June 19, 2021 (English). Klaus Dierks : Biographies of Namibian Personalities. In: klausdierks.com. Accessed June 19, 2021 . 
    
5. ↑ Charmaine Ngatjiheue: Ovaherero Traditional Authority chief dies. In: The Namibian. June 18, 2021, accessed June 19, 2021 . 

predecessor	Office	successor
Fanuel Tjombe	Paramount Chief of the Herero