Hendrik Witbooi (politician)

Reverend Hendrik H. Witbooi (7 January 1934 in Gibeon - 13 October 2009 in Windhoek) was a Namibian politician and traditional chieftain. A member of SWAPO from 1976 until his death, Witbooi brought with him several clans of Namaqua into the liberation organization. Imprisoned numerous times during the Namibian War of Independence, Witbooi was first elected as Vice-President of SWAPO in 1984 and was re-elected for the last time in 1997. A member of the Constituent Assembly in 1989-90, Witbooi served in the National Assembly until his 2004 retirement, including a stint (1990-1995) as Minister of Labour and Manpower Development.[1] In October 2009, it was reported that Witbooi was facing major medical problems and had slipped into a coma at the Roman Catholic Hospital in Windhoek.[2] On 13 October, Witbooi died at the Roman Catholic Hospital due to cancer.[3]

Personal

Witbooi was the great-grandson of Hendrik Witbooi, the early resistance leader who led his chiefly followers against European colonization.[4]

References

  1. ^ Official biography from the National Assembly of Namibia
  2. ^ Witbooi critical The Namibian, 13 October 2009
  3. ^ Reverend Witbooi passes The Namibian, 14 October 2009
  4. ^ Biography of Hendrik Witbooi at klausdierks.com
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1of the faction supporting SWAPO; 2of the faction supporting DTA; 3leader of the reunified group;
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Kido Witbooi (until 1875)  · Moses Witbooi (1875–1888)  · Hendrik Witbooi (1888–1905)  · Isaak Witbooi (1905–1928)  · David Witbooi (1928–1955)  · Hendrik Samuel Witbooi (1955–1978)  · Hendrik Witbooi, Jr. (1978–2009)  · Christian Rooi (2009–)4
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