Hamutenya Ndadi
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Born
1926
Jason Hamutenya Ndadi
1926
Ouhongo, South West Africa
Died1977 (aged 50–51)
Resting placeHainyeko Training Center Cemetery, Lubango, Angola (1977–2005)
Ouhongo (2005–present)
Ouhongo (2005–present)
OthernamesWanehepo
Hamutenya Ndadi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jason Hamutenya Ndadi 1926 Ouhongo, South West Africa |
| Died | 1977 (aged 50–51) |
| Resting place | Hainyeko Training Center Cemetery, Lubango, Angola (1977–2005) Ouhongo (2005–present) |
| Other names | Wanehepo |
| Occupation | Freedom fighter |
| Organization | Ovamboland People's Organization |
Jason Hamutenya Ndadi (born 1926 in Ouhongo, South West Africa, today Namibia, died 1977 in Angola), also known as Wanehepo, was a Namibian liberation fighter and co-founder of the Ovamboland People's Organization (OPO), the predecessor organization of SWAPO.[1]
Hamutenya died in a traffic accident and was initially buried in the Hainyeko Training Center Cemetery near Lubango in Angola. The body was relocated to his home town of Ouhongo on 6 May 2005.[2]
A street in Windhoek's Olympia suburb was renamed after Ndadi in 2007.[2]
