use both this parameter and , birth_date to display the person's date of birth, date of death, and age at death) --> , death_place = , death_cause = , body_discovered = , resting_place = , resting_place_coordinates = , burial_place = , burial_coordinates = , monuments = , nationality = Namibian , other_names = , citizenship = , education = Barchelor of Education , alma_mater =

University of Namibia The University of Namibia (UNAM) is a multi-campus public research university in Namibia, and the largest university in the country. It was established by an act of Parliament on 31 August 1992. Background UNAM comprises the following fac ...

, occupation =

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Youth

Activist Activism consists of efforts to promote, impede, direct or intervene in social, political, economic or environmental reform with the desire to make changes in society toward a perceived common good. Forms of activism range from mandate build ...

, years_active = , era = , employer = , organization = , agent = , known_for = Youth Advocacy , notable_works = , style = , net_worth = , height = , television = , title = , term = , predecessor = , successor = , party = , movement = , opponents = , boards = , criminal_charge = , criminal_penalty = , criminal_status = , spouse = , partner = , children = , parents = , mother = , father = , relatives = , family = , callsign = , awards = , website = , module = , module2 = , module3 = , module4 = , module5 = , module6 = , signature = , signature_size = , signature_alt = , footnotes = Angelina Ndinouange Immanuel (born 1992) is a Namibian youth activist and

educator A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching. ''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. w ...

. She first rose to national attention after the decision to challenge the ruling

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in the

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elections. The decision led to condemnation from members of the party, among them Prime Minister

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Early life

Immanuel was born in 1992 in Northern Namibia. She attained her primary education at Ondangwa in the early 2000s before moving on to graduate with a degree from the

in 2014.

Political career

During the period of the #FeesMustFall movement and the student demands for free education in

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, Angelina began to involve in activities of the UNAM SRC while she studied at the

. In 2019, when President

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promoted a councillor from the Ondangwa town council to the position of governor, Angelina announced her decision to run for political office "to represent the voices of the youth and the people of Ondangwa". Following her decision to challenge the ruling party, some members of

SWAPO 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 ...

accused her of being an independent candidate of the

Affirmative Repositioning Affirmative Repositioning (AR) is a leftist political movement in Namibia mainly focused on land reform, youth empowerment and social reform. Founded in 2014 by Job Amupanda, Dimbulukeni Nauyoma and George Kambala, the AR uses social media pla ...

movement. Others factions claimed she in fact belonged to

itself. However, she dismissed the reports as "malicious" and a means to derail from participating in democratic elections. Immanuel lost the 2019 Ondangwa town council race to SWAPO candidate Leonard Negonga.

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reported that Immanuel received 37% of the vote share, while Negonga captured 51%.

References

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