About Greenwell Matongo
Lived 1945 – 1979 (aged 33–34). Greenwell Matongo was a Namibian freedom fighter and politician.
Greenwell Simasiku Matongo (1945–1979) was a Namibian freedom fighter and political commissar in the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN), the military wing of SWAPO. Matongo joined SWAPO in exile during Namibia's struggle for independence from South African rule in the mid 1960s. He spent time in Tanzania and trained new PLAN recruits at a SWAPO military camp in Kongwa. Matongo rose through the ranks of PLAN and became a highly respected commander. He was killed in combat on 15 June 1979 during a battle between UNITA and South African forces in Ondjiva, Angola.
The Greenwell Matongo suburb in Windhoek's Goreangab and Greenwell Matongo Primary School in Katima Mulilo are named for him.
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Who was Greenwell Matongo?
Namibian politician
When was Greenwell Matongo born?
Greenwell Matongo was born in 1945 in Namibia.
When did Greenwell Matongo die?
Greenwell Matongo died in 1979.
What was Greenwell Matongo's occupation?
Greenwell Matongo was a freedom fighter and politician.
What nationality was Greenwell Matongo?
Greenwell Matongo was Namibian.
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