About Nangolo Ithete
Lived 1941 – 2002 (aged 61). Nangolo Ithete was a Namibian politician and diplomat.
Nangolo Herman Ithete (22 May 1941 - 23 September 2002) was a Namibian politician. Ithete was born in Okahao, Omusati Region and joined SWAPO in the early 1960s. He went into exile with SWAPO to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in 1963. He studied in Yugoslavia until 1975. From 1976 to 1985, he was SWAPO's chief representative in Zambia and from 1985 to 1989 chief representative in Nigeria. Upon independence in 1990, Ithete was elected to the 1st and 2nd National Assemblies. He also served as a deputy minister of Home Affairs (1990-94), later of Environment and Tourism (1995-2000). He died in Windhoek in September 2002.
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Who was Nangolo Ithete?
Namibian politician (1941-2002)
When was Nangolo Ithete born?
Nangolo Ithete was born on 22 May 1941.
When did Nangolo Ithete die?
Nangolo Ithete died on 23 September 2002.
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Nangolo Ithete was a politician and diplomat.
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Nangolo Ithete was Namibian.
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