Ambrosius Hamutenya Haingura (30 June 1957 – 21 September 2000) was a

Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...

n activist and politician. A member of the

South West Africa People's Organization The South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO ; , SWAVO; , SWAVO), officially known as the SWAPO Party of Namibia, is a political party and former independence movement in Namibia (formerly South West Africa). Founded in 1960, it has been ...

(SWAPO), he was an internal activist during the

Namibian War of Independence The South African Border War, also known as the Namibian War of Independence, and sometimes denoted in South Africa as the Angolan Bush War, was a largely asymmetric conflict that occurred in Namibia (then South West Africa), Zambia, and Angol ...

. Following independence, he served as Regional Councillor for Rundu Urban constituency from 1992 until his death. From 1993 to 1995, he served as the first Regional Governor of the

Kavango Region Kavango (before 1998: Okavango) was one of the thirteen regions of Namibia until it was split into the Kavango East and Kavango West Regions in 2013. Its capital was Rundu. In the north, Kavango bordered the Cuando Cubango Province of Angola, an ...

, and from 1996 to his death he represented the Kavango Region in the

National Council of Namibia The National Council is the upper chamber of Namibia's bicameral Parliament. It reviews bills passed by the lower chamber and makes recommendations for legislation of regional concern to the lower chamber. The 42 National Council members are i ...

. Ambrosius Haingura was the husband of fellow SWAPO politician Petrina Haingura.

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1957 births 2000 deaths People from Zambezi Region Members of the National Council (Namibia) SWAPO politicians {{Namibia-politician-stub