22 Facts About Mishake Muyongo

Mishake Muyongo later served as SWAPO Secretary for Education, and in 1970, he was elected SWAPO vice president.

Mishake Muyongo was expelled from SWAPO in 1980 and returned to Namibia.

Mishake Muyongo founded the United Democratic Party in 1985 and joined the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance.

Mishake Muyongo rose through the ranks of the DTA becoming the vice president in 1987 and president in 1991.

In 1994, Mishake Muyongo was linked to the formation of the Caprivi Liberation Army, a separatist rebel group advocating for the secession of the Caprivi strip.

Mishake Muyongo fled the country with Chief Boniface Bebi Mamili of the Lozi-allied Mafwe people.

Mishake Muyongo was replaced as DTA president by Katuutire Kaura, who called for Mishake Muyongo to be brought back and put on trial.

Mishake Muyongo was born on 28 April 1940 in Linyanti, Caprivi strip, in the northeastern part of South West Africa, which was under South African apartheid rule at the time.

Mishake Muyongo was born into the Mafwe royal family, an ethnic group native to the Caprivi strip, and was exposed to a traditional and royal upbringing.

Mishake Muyongo received his early education at Roman Catholic mission schools in Katima Mulilo.

Mishake Muyongo later continued his studies at Gokomere Mission School in Zimbabwe, graduating from high school in 1961.

Mishake Muyongo attended a teacher's training college in South Africa and worked as a teacher in Katima Mulilo.

Many young activists, including Mishake Muyongo, became involved in mass protests in Katima Mulilo, advocating for the region's self-determination and resisting South African control.

Mishake Muyongo was appointed as vice president of CANU, while Simbwaye assumed the role of president, leading the movement's efforts to mobilize political support and international attention for Caprivi's self-determination.

In 1966, Mishake Muyongo was appointed as SWAPO's Secretary for Education.

In 1970, during the SWAPO Tanga Conference in Tanzania, Mishake Muyongo was elected as SWAPO's vice president.

Mishake Muyongo was involved in the crushing of the Shipanga Rebellion in 1976, a separatist movement within SWAPO led by Andreas Shipanga, that challenged the party's leadership.

Mishake Muyongo re-established CANU as a new party, the United Democratic Party, and led it into the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance in 1985.

Mishake Muyongo rose quickly through the ranks and played a prominent role in DTA politics, becoming its vice president from 1987 to 1992, and later its president from 1992 to 1999.

Mishake Muyongo's leadership within the DTA was a crucial part of the party's role in the Namibian independence process.

Many leaders from the Mafwe and Masubia ethnic groups, including Mishake Muyongo, felt that the region's interests were not adequately represented in the newly independent Namibia.

Mishake Muyongo was eventually replaced as president of the DTA by Katuutire Kaura, who publicly called for his return and prosecution.