Tangeni Iijambo (born 24 November 1954) is a Namibian politician and academic. He was president of the
South West Africa National Union
The South West Africa National Union (SWANU) is a Namibian political party founded in 1959. Most of its members came from the Herero people, while fellow independence movement SWAPO was mostly an Ovambo party.
Structure and leadership
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(SWANU) from 2017 to 2022, and SWANU
member of parliament from 2018 to 2023.
Iiyambo ran as presidential candidate in the
2019 Namibian general election
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* One of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019
Films
* ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film
* ''Nineteen'' (1987 film), a 1987 science fiction film
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. He only gathered 0.7% of the popular vote and occupied the sole seat in parliament that SWANU won.
After
Evilastus Kaaronda
Evilastus Kaaronda (born 1974 or 1975 in Otjiwarongo) is a Namibian trade unionist and politician. He is president of the South West Africa National Union (SWANU) since May 2022 and since March 2023 occupies SWANU's sole seat in parliament.
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took over the SWANU presidency from him in 2022, the party decided that he should serve out his term in parliament. However, in March 2023 SWANU withdrew Iijambo from parliament and installed Kaaronda.
References
External links
Swanu Appeal For Socialism Usutuaije Maamberua. ''The Namibian'', 12 December 2008
Living people
1954 births
Members of the National Assembly (Namibia)
SWANU politicians
Candidates for President of Namibia
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