Clemens kapuuo biography books
The Namibian nationalist Clemens Kapuuo () was a prominent politican in Namibia's long path to independence.
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Clemens Kapuuo
Clemens Mutuurunge Kapuuo | |
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| Born | 16 March 1923 Ozondjona za Ndjamo |
| Died | 27 March 1978 (aged 55) Katutura |
| Organization(s) | Herero Chiefs Council, National Unity Democratic Organisation, National Convention, Democratic Turnhalle Alliance |
Clemens Kapuuo (16 March 1923 – 27 March 1978) was a Namibian school teacher, shopkeeper, president of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA), now called Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), and chief of the Herero people of Namibia.
Kapuuo was one of the leading opponents of South African rule of his country until his assassination following the Turnhalle Constitutional Conference.
Biography
Clemens Kapuuo was born in 1923 at Ozondjona za Ndjamo (Teufelsbach), in the Okahandja District north of Windhoek and attended school at Okahandja in 1931.
In 1937 he went to St Barnabas Anglican Church School in Windhoek's Old