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[[File:PopulierAmsterdam1981.jpg|{{largethumb}}|Kaukungua and Motsipe (ANC) in Amsterdam, 1981]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Simon Hafeni "Mzee" Kaukungwa''' (6 October 1919 – 1 September 2014) was a [[Namibia]]n politician, war veteran, Namibian Liberation struggle hero<ref>Swapo's Struggle for Namibia, 1960-1991: War by Other Means By Lauren Dobell</ref> and a founding member of [[SWAPO]].<ref name="Obit">{{cite news|url=http://www.thevillager.com.na/articles/7214/War-veteran--Mzee-Kaukungwa-dies-at-95/|title=War veteran, Mzee Kaukungwa dies at 95|date=1 September 2014|work=[[The Villager]]|accessdate=2 September 2014}}</ref> He was born at Ohalushu village in [[Ohangwena Region]], [[Ovamboland]]. In 2012, SWAPO opened an office in Ohaulushu and named it after Kaukungwa.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sun.com.na/content/national-news/kaukungwa-builds-swapo-office-prove-loyalty|title=Kaukungwa builds SWAPO office to prove loyalty|year=2012|work=[[Namibian Sun]]|accessdate=2 September 2014}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | '''Simon Hafeni "Mzee" Kaukungwa''' (6 October 1919 – 1 September 2014) was a [[Namibia]]n politician, war veteran and a founding member of [[SWAPO]].<ref name="Obit">{{cite news|url=http://www.thevillager.com.na/articles/7214/War-veteran--Mzee-Kaukungwa-dies-at-95/|title=War veteran, Mzee Kaukungwa dies at 95|date=1 September 2014|work=[[The Villager]]|accessdate=2 September 2014}}</ref> He was born at Ohalushu village in [[Ohangwena Region]], [[Ovamboland]]. In 2012, SWAPO opened an office in Ohaulushu and named it after Kaukungwa.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sun.com.na/content/national-news/kaukungwa-builds-swapo-office-prove-loyalty|title=Kaukungwa builds SWAPO office to prove loyalty|year=2012|work=[[Namibian Sun]]|accessdate=2 September 2014}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Kaukungua was born in Ohalushu village in the [[Ohangwena Region]]. He was the son of Reverend Nghishidumbi Nghoshi Sam Noah Kaukungwa ka-Shangheta and Hifikepunye Rebecca (Mee Nangolo). He was the third child in a family of 12 children. His siblings are Monica Ningaeendunge, Polly Nghoshi, the late Chief Setson Kamati, Naemi Kauna, Steven Shapua, Meriam Silvia Aishe-Oiwa and Helvi Ndapewoshali Nanghelo. He attended primary school at Ohalushu Finnish Missionary School between 1923 and 1938 and later continued his studies at Ongwediva Training College in 1939.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201303010752.html|title=allAfrica.com: Namibia: 'Mzee' Simeon Kaukungwa: The Legendary Icon of the Liberation Struggle and Unifying Son of the Soil (1919?)|work=[[AllAfrica.com]]|accessdate=2 September 2014}}</ref> |
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Mzee Kaukungwa died at Ongwediva MediClinic at the age of 94.<ref>http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=17156&page_type=story_detail#sthash.DKYxm8C8.dpuf</ref> |
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==Family== |
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He was the son of Reverend Nghishidumbi Nghoshi Sam Noah Kaukungwa ka-Shangheta and Hifikepunye Rebecca (Mee Nangolo). He was the third child in a family of 12 children. His siblings are Monica Ningaeendunge, Polly Nghoshi, the late Chief Setson Kamati, Naemi Kauna, Steven Shapua, Meriam Silvia Aishe-Oiwa and Helvi Ndapewoshali Nanghelo. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 19:47, 15 September 2016
Simon Hafeni "Mzee" Kaukungwa (6 October 1919 – 1 September 2014) was a Namibian politician, war veteran, Namibian Liberation struggle hero[1] and a founding member of SWAPO.[2] He was born at Ohalushu village in Ohangwena Region, Ovamboland. In 2012, SWAPO opened an office in Ohaulushu and named it after Kaukungwa.[3]
History
Kaukungua was born in Ohalushu village in the Ohangwena Region. He was the son of Reverend Nghishidumbi Nghoshi Sam Noah Kaukungwa ka-Shangheta and Hifikepunye Rebecca (Mee Nangolo). He was the third child in a family of 12 children. His siblings are Monica Ningaeendunge, Polly Nghoshi, the late Chief Setson Kamati, Naemi Kauna, Steven Shapua, Meriam Silvia Aishe-Oiwa and Helvi Ndapewoshali Nanghelo. He attended primary school at Ohalushu Finnish Missionary School between 1923 and 1938 and later continued his studies at Ongwediva Training College in 1939.[4]
Mzee Kaukungwa died at Ongwediva MediClinic at the age of 94.[5]
References
- ^ Swapo's Struggle for Namibia, 1960-1991: War by Other Means By Lauren Dobell
- ^ "War veteran, Mzee Kaukungwa dies at 95". The Villager. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ "Kaukungwa builds SWAPO office to prove loyalty". Namibian Sun. 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ "allAfrica.com: Namibia: 'Mzee' Simeon Kaukungwa: The Legendary Icon of the Liberation Struggle and Unifying Son of the Soil (1919?)". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=17156&page_type=story_detail#sthash.DKYxm8C8.dpuf