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Okahao
Okahao is a town in the Omusati Region of northern Namibia and the district capital of the Okahao electoral constituency which is the largest constituency in Omusati region in terms of area. It is a former mission station of the Finnish Missionary Society. Okahao had a population of 7,486 people in 2023. Geography It is situated in the Ongandjera tribal area west of Oshakati on the main road MR123 (Outapi — Tsandi — Okahao). The area around Okahao is flat, arable land which is mainly used for subsistence farming. Okahao is the largest town in the Ongandjera tribal area, the birthplace of Namibia's founding president Sam Nujoma. The language spoken there is mainly the Oshiwambo dialect Oshingadjera. History The first visit of Martti Rautanen to Ongandjera When the first Finnish missionaries had arrived to Omandongo in Ovamboland on 9 July 1870, they immediately took measures aiming at establishing a missionary presence in two other tribal areas also, that is, in Uukw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okahao Constituency
Okahao Constituency is an Constituencies of Namibia, electoral constituency in the Omusati Region of Namibia. It had 12,390 registered voters . Its district capital is the town of Okahao, the birth place of President of Namibia, Namibia's founding president Sam Nujoma. Okahao Constituency was created in 1998 from existing constituencies of Omusati, following a recommendation of the ''Second Delimitation Commission of Namibia'', and in preparation of the 1998 Namibian local and regional elections, 1998 general election. It covers an area of . Okahao Constituency had a population of 17,548 in 2011, down from 17,751 in 2001. Villages * Uutsathima, away from Okahao. It is home to Uutsathima Combined School, a school predominantly for San people with 12 teachers and more than 300 pupils. Politics Like all other constituencies in Omusati, Okahao constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. The 2004 Namibian local and regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omusati Region
Omusati (the Oshindonga word for Mopane, the dominant tree in the area) is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, its capital is Outapi. The towns of Okahao, Oshikuku and Ruacana as well as the self-governed village Tsandi are situated in this region. , Omusati had 148,834 registered voters. The region is home to the Ruacana Falls, among the largest waterfalls in Africa, and the Omugulugwombashe heritage site, where the Namibian struggle for independence started in 1966. Geography In the north, Omusati borders the Cunene Province of Angola. Domestically, it borders the following regions: * Ohangwena - northeast * Oshana - east * Kunene - south and west The region got its name from the Mopane tree (''omusati'': ) which is the dominant species in the region. The Makalani palms decrease rapidly westwards from the border with Oshana region. The change in vegetation type reflects ecological conditions forming a natural boundary between the two regions. The region is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Nujoma
Samuel Shafiishuna Daniel Nujoma ( ; 12May 19298February 2025) was a Namibian revolutionary, anti-apartheid activist and politician who served three terms as the first president of Namibia, from 1990 to 2005. Nujoma was a founding member and the first president of the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) in 1960. Nujoma became involved in anti-colonial politics during the 1950s. In 1959, he co-founded and served as the first president of the Ovamboland People's Organization (OPO), a nationalist organization advocating an independent Namibia. In December 1958 he was an organizer of the Old Location resistance and was arrested and deported to Ovamboland. In 1960, he escaped and went into exile in Tanzania where he was welcomed by Julius Nyerere. Nujoma played an important role as leader of the national liberation movement in campaigning for Namibia's political independence from South African rule. The OPO was renamed SWAPO in 1960. Nujoma established the People's Lib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constituencies Of Namibia
Each of the 14 regions of Namibia is further subdivided into Electoral district, electoral constituencies. The size of the constituencies varies with the size and population of each region. There are currently 121 constituencies in Namibia. The most populous constituency according to the 2011 census was Rundu Urban in the Kavango East region with 63,431 people; the least populous was Okatyali Constituency, Okatyali in the Oshana Region with 3,187 people. Local councillors are directly elected through secret ballots (regional elections) by the inhabitants of their constituencies. They occupy a constituency office in the main settlement of their district. However, once elected they keep their full-time job and are expected to run their constituencies after hours. Consequently, they receive allowances rather than salaries, although the remuneration does compare to a mid-range salaried position. Regional councillors are indirectly elected from and by the constituency councillors i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ongandjera
Ongandjera (from "aagandji yiiyela", ''place of gold metal thread beads'') is a tribal area near Okahao in the Omusati Region in northern Namibia. Ongandjera is the birthplace of Sam Nujoma, the country's first president, and of Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana who was the secretary-general of SWAPO from 2007 to 2012. Kingdom of Ongandjera Historically part of Ovamboland, Ongandjera is the seat of a traditional kingship, the Ongandjera Traditional Authority. In 1917, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ... stripped the rulers of seven kingships, including Ongandjera, of their authority to rule their territory. Nevertheless, the position of King of the Ongandjera was continued. Following Namibia's independence, the king of Ongandjera declared the royal family restored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsandi
Tsandi ( Oshiwambo: ''that which is at the center'') is a village in the Omusati Region of northern Namibia and the district capital of the Tsandi electoral constituency. It is a former mission station of the Finnish Missionary Society. Tsandi had a population of 2,595 people in 2023. Geography Tsandi is situated on the main road MR123 (Outapi - Tsandi - Okahao). It is the residential place of the Uukwaluudhi royal homestead. It is also the trade center for the whole constituency and one of the oldest villages in the Uukwaluudhi kingdom. ''Tsandi Lodge'' is away from the town in the direction of Outapi. Politics Tsandi is governed by a village council that has five seats. Omusati Region, to which Tsandi belongs, is a stronghold of Namibia's ruling SWAPO party. For the 2015 local authority election no opposition party nominated a candidate, and SWAPO won all five seats uncontested. SWAPO also won the 2020 local authority election. It obtained 261 votes and gained four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martti Rautanen
Martti (Martin) Rautanen (10 November 1845 Tikopis (), Ingria – 19 October 1926 Olukonda, South West Africa) was the pioneer of the Finnish Mission in Ovamboland, South West Africa. Childhood and education Rautanen was born in a poor Finnish family in Ingria near St. Peterburg, Russia. Rautanen's family lived in the village of Tikanpesä in the parish of Novasolkka () in the Yamburgsky Uyezd of Saint Petersburg Governorate. The family originated from Joroinen in the province of Savo in Eastern Finland, but had moved to Ingria. Rautanen considered himself a Russian as he was born and living in Russia. Encouraged by the pastor of his church and his mother, Rautanen left Ingria in 1863 for Helsinki to study at the preparatory school for missionaries organized by the Finnish Missionary Society. He spoke several languages included Finnish, English, German, Dutch, Russian, Latin and Greek; he later learned Otjiherero and Oshindonga. Missionary activities Rautanen departed fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uukwambi
Uukwambi is a traditional kingdom of the Ovambo people in what is today northern Namibia. Its capital is Elim. The last king of Uukwambi was Iipumbu yaTshirongo, who was toppled by the South African authorities in 1932. Nowadays the highest traditional authority in Uukwambi is referred to as ‘head chief’ (‘elenga enene’). Using the prefix uu- (Bantu noun class 14) to refer to the land belonging to the tribe sets the Kwambis apart from their neighbours the Ndongas and the Ngandjeras, who use the noun class 9 prefix instead (Ondonga and Ongandjera, respectively). This practice is however by no means unique to the Kwambis but is also found in some other parts of Bantu-speaking Africa. Compare for example ‘Uganda’, which signifies the land of the Ganda people, in the same way that ‘Uukwambi’ signifies the land of the Kwambi people. The most important town of northern Namibia, Oshakati ( Kwambi: Otshakati), is located within the traditional borders of Uukwambi. Sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietari Kurvinen
Pietari is a Finnish male name and an interpretation of the names '' Petrus'' and ''Peter''. It may refer to: * Pietari, Finnish and Karelian exonym for Saint Petersburg, Russia * Pietari Inkinen Pietari Inkinen (born 29 April 1980) is a Finnish violinist and conductor. Biography Inkinen was born in Kouvola, Finland, and began violin and piano studies at the age of 4. As a youth, he also performed in a rock band. He attended the Sibe ... (born 1980), Finnish violinist and conductor * Pietari Jääskeläinen (born 1947), Finnish politician * Pietari Holopainen (born 1982), Finnish professional football player * Pietari Päivärinta (1827–1913), Finnish writer and Diet member * Pietari Särkilahti, Finnish disciple of Martin Luther * Pietari Kalm, Swedish-Finnish explorer, botanist, naturalist {{Disambiguation, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antti Piirainen
Antti is a Finnish masculine given name derived from the Greek name ''Andreas''. In Estonia, the variant Anti is more common. It is uncommon as a surname. People with the name include: Given name * Antti Autti (born 1985), Finnish snowboarder * Antti Juntumaa (born 1959), Finnish boxer * Antti Hammarberg (Irwin Goodman) (1943–1991), Finnish musician * Antti Hyyrynen (born 1980), Finnish musician * Antti Kaikkonen (born 1974), Finnish politician * Antti Kalliomäki (born 1947), Finnish athlete and Minister of Education * Antti Kasvio (born 1973), Finnish swimmer * Antti Laaksonen (born 1973), Finnish ice hockey player * Antti Niemi (footballer) (born 1972), Finnish football goalkeeper * Antti Niemi (ice hockey) (born 1983), Finnish ice hockey goalkeeper * Antti Miettinen (born 1980), Finnish ice hockey player * Antti Muurinen (born 1954), Finnish football coach * Antti Ojanperä (born 1983), Finnish footballer * Antti Okkonen (born 1982), Finnish footballer * Antti Piim� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl August Weikkolin
Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl of Austria, last Austrian Emperor * Karl (footballer) (born 1993), Karl Cachoeira Della Vedova Júnior, Brazilian footballer * Karl (surname) In myth * Karl (mythology), in Norse mythology, a son of Rig and considered the progenitor of peasants (churl) * ''Karl'', giant in Icelandic myth, associated with Drangey island Vehicles * Opel Karl, a car * ST ''Karl'', Swedish tugboat requisitioned during the Second World War as ST ''Empire Henchman'' Other uses * Karl, Germany, municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany * ''Karl-Gerät'', AKA Mörser Karl, 600mm German mortar used in the Second World War * KARL project, an open source knowledge management system * Korean Amateur Radio League, a national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in South Korea * KARL, a radio station in Minnesota * Lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omandongo
Omandongo is a populated place in the Onayena Constituency in the Oshikoto Region in northern Namibia, and the region which used to be called Ovamboland. The Finnish Missionary Society began its missionary work in Omandongo in 1870. This was the first mission station for Finnish missionaries in the whole world. It was occupied by Finnish missionaries during 1870–88. History The first missionaries of the Finnish Missionary Society arrived in Omandongo on 9 July 1870 from Otjimbingwe in the Hereroland via Omaruru. Omandongo was part of the kingdom of the King Shikongo of Ondonga. When the Finns arrived there, there was one structure at Omandongo, a house that had been built by Frederick Green, assistant to the merchant Andersson. It had been donated to Carl Hugo Hahn of the Rhenish Mission, and he in turn gave it to the Finns. The Finns who arrived in Omandongo were the following: Notes: a Note: In official works of history the first term of these missionaries is given a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
