The Namibia National Front (NNF) was an alliance of nationalist but moderate parties in
Namibia. It was formed in 1977
as a merger of the
Namibia National Convention (which had been marginalized after
SWAPO
The South West Africa People's Organisation (, SWAPO; af, Suidwes-Afrikaanse Volks Organisasie, SWAVO; german: Südwestafrikanische Volksorganisation, SWAVO), officially known as the SWAPO Party of Namibia, is a political party and former ind ...
's departure from it) and the
Namibia National Council.
At the time of its formation NNF consisted of the following groups:
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Damara Council The Damara Council was a political party in Damaraland, a Bantustan in South West Africa (now Namibia). In 1977 a breakaway faction joined the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA), while in 1989, the remainder of the DC was one of 8 political part ...
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Damara Executive Committee
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South West African National Union
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Mbanderu Council
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Namibia Progressive Party
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Namibia Independence Party
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Voice of the People Party
In 1978 some groups left NNF to form
Namibia People's Liberation Front
The Namibia People's Liberation Front was an alliance of moderate political parties in Namibia. It was formed in 1978 by the Voice of the People Party
The Voice of the People Party was a political party in Namibia. The party was led by Kephes Co ...
.
The NNF contested the elections for the
Constituent Assembly of Namibia in 1989 and won one seat
which was taken by
Vekuii Rukoro
Vekuii Reinhard Rukoro (11 November 1954 – 18 June 2021) was a Namibian lawyer, businessman, and Paramount Chief of the Herero people. He also served in Namibia's Parliament from 1989 to 2000 and, in Cabinet, as Attorney General of Namibia fr ...
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References
1977 establishments in South West Africa
Defunct political parties in Namibia
Political parties established in 1977
Political party alliances in Namibia
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