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Omugulugwombashe (also: Ongulumbashe, official:
Omugulu gwOombashe; Otjiherero: giraffe...
- the
Namibian War of
Independence which began on 26
August 1966 at
Omugulugwombashe. In 1966 the
United Nations General ****embly
revoked South Africa's...
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against the
apartheid government of
South Africa in
August 1966 at
Omugulugwombashe after the
United Nations withdrew the
mandate for
South Africa to govern...
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SWAPO established a camp at
Ongulumbashe (modern spelling:
Omugulugwombashe) from
which further operations could be conducted. Incidentally, this...
- of the
forces of the People's
Liberation Army of
Namibia (PLAN) at
Omugulugwombashe when the
armed struggle for
independence began there on 26
August 1966...
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South African agents, and a
border post. The
guerrillas set up camp at
Omugulugwombashe, one of five
potential bases identified by SWALA's
initial reconnaissance...
- the
Ruacana Falls,
among the
largest waterfalls in Africa, and the
Omugulugwombashe heritage site,
where the
Namibian struggle for
independence started...
- of the
forces of the People's
Liberation Army of
Namibia (PLAN) at
Omugulugwombashe when the
armed struggle for
independence began there on 26
August 1966...
-
along with
other prominent members of SWAPO,
following the
battle of
Omugulugwombashe. He was
detained with no trial, and was held in
solitary confinement...
-
Order of
Friendship (20
March 2008)
Pohamba is a
recipient of the
Omugulugwombashe Medal for
Bravery and Long Service. In 2011, he was
awarded a Doctorate...
