Andreas Shipanga
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Andreas Zack Shipanga is a former Namibia
n politician. Imprisoned for two years following a fall-out with SWAPO leadership, Shipanga was arrested and held in detention in Zambia
then Tanzania
until 1978.
, and SWAPO, Shipanga went into exile in 1963 and became a diplomat. Shipanga was SWAPO's representative in Kinshasa, Zaire
and then Cairo, Egypt
from 1964-69. While in Egypt, he got married to his wife Esmé. Following his stint as diplomat, He was the SWAPO Secretary for Information and Publicity from 1970 until 1976.
. SWAPO Democrats participated in South Africa
n-sponsored "internal settlements", including the Transitional Government of National Unity
. Shipanga was the chairman of the Transitional Government of National Unity
in 1987 and 1988. Following the 1989 constituent assembly elections
when SWAPO Democrats failed to win a seat, Shipanga retired from politics.
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
n politician. Imprisoned for two years following a fall-out with SWAPO leadership, Shipanga was arrested and held in detention in Zambia
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
then Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
until 1978.
Career with SWAPO
A founding member of the Ovamboland People's Congress, Ovamboland People's OrganizationOvamboland People's Organization
The Ovamboland People's Organization is a defunct nationalist organization that advocated an independent Ovamboland . Andimba Toivo ya Toivo and Sam Nujoma founded the OPO in 1959...
, and SWAPO, Shipanga went into exile in 1963 and became a diplomat. Shipanga was SWAPO's representative in Kinshasa, Zaire
Kinshasa
Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River....
and then Cairo, Egypt
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
from 1964-69. While in Egypt, he got married to his wife Esmé. Following his stint as diplomat, He was the SWAPO Secretary for Information and Publicity from 1970 until 1976.
Fall out
Shipanga fell out with SWAPO leadership in 1976 during the so-called Shipanga rebellion. Shipanga was then imprisoned in Zambia and Tanzania between 1976 and 1978. Following his release, Shipanga returned to Namibia and formed SWAPO DemocratsSWAPO Democrats
The SWAPO Democrats was a political party formed from a break within the South West Africa People's Organization. Formed in Sweden on 10 June 1978, the party was led by former leading SWAPO members Andreas Shipanga , Kenneth Abrahams, Ottilie Abrahams , and Emil Appolus was formed in response to a...
. SWAPO Democrats participated in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n-sponsored "internal settlements", including the Transitional Government of National Unity
Transitional Government of National Unity (Namibia)
The Transitional Government of National Unity was the government of Namibia from June 1985 to February 1989. The TGNU was a puppet government of Apartheid South Africa that sought moderate reform but was unable to secure recognition by the United Nations...
. Shipanga was the chairman of the Transitional Government of National Unity
Transitional Government of National Unity (Namibia)
The Transitional Government of National Unity was the government of Namibia from June 1985 to February 1989. The TGNU was a puppet government of Apartheid South Africa that sought moderate reform but was unable to secure recognition by the United Nations...
in 1987 and 1988. Following the 1989 constituent assembly elections
Namibian parliamentary election, 1989
Parliamentary elections were held in Namibia between 7 and 11 November 1989. These elections were for the Constituent Assembly of Namibia, which, upon independence in March 1990, became the National Assembly of Namibia.-Background:...
when SWAPO Democrats failed to win a seat, Shipanga retired from politics.