Werner Mamugwe

Werner Henry Mamugwe (7 February 1936 – 25 May 1998) was a Namibian politician. In the late 1950s he became a leading figure in nationalist politics and community struggles in Windhoek, and would go on to become a key leader of the South West African National Union (SWANU).

Youth Mamugwe was born of 7 February 1936, in Windhoek, and grew up in Old Location. As a young man, he trained boxing.

SWANU chair, imprisonment and exile Mamugwe took part in the founding of the South West African National Union (SWANU) in 1959. Mamugwe functioned as a liaison between the exiled SWANU External Council in Francistown (Bechuanaland) and the SWANU organization inside South West Africa. In August 1966 he attempted to re-enter South West Africa through the Caprivi strip, but was arrested. Soon thereafter the WRP joined the Socialist Alliance of Namibia (SAN), with Mamugwe becoming one of two SAN acting secretaries alongside Rirua Karihangana.

Mamugwe died on 25 May 1998. After Mamugwe's death Hewat Beukes took over the role as WRP political secretary.