Name Hidipo Hamutenya Hidipo Hamutenya
Surname Hamutenya
First Names Hidipo
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Country of Birth Namibia
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From To Organisation Position
2007   Rally for Democracy & Progress Founder and President
2005   Namibian National Assembly Member of National Assembly
2002 2004 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister of Foreign Affairs
1993 2002 Ministry of Trade & Industry Minister of Trade & Industry
1990 2005 Namibian National Assembly Member of National Assembly
1990 1993 Ministry of Information & Communication Technology Minister of Information & Broadcasting
1989 1990 Constituent Assembly of Namibia Member of Constituent Assembly
1981 1991 South West African Peoples Organisation SWAPO Secretary for Information & Publicity
1977 1989 South West African Peoples Organisation Member of SWAPO negotiating team involved in drafting and overseeing implementation UN plan for independence
1976 2007 South West African Peoples Organisation Member of Politburo
1976 2007 South West African Peoples Organisation Member of Central Committee
1976 1981   Deputy Director and Head of the History & Political Science Department - UN Institute for Namibia in Lusaka
1974 1976 South West African Peoples Organisation SWAPO Secretary for Education
1970 1971   MA in Political Science and Development Studies - McGill University Canada
  1969   Postgraduate Diploma in Development Studies - Syracuse University USA
  1969   BA in Political Science and History - Lincoln University USA
1965 1972 South West African Peoples Organisation Chief Representative to the Americas
  1964   Temple High School - Philadelphia
1963 1964   Journalism - Sofia University Bulgaria
1963 1963 South West African Peoples Organisation Worked in SWAPO Office in Cairo
1961 1989   Left Namibia for exile in Tanzania
1959 1961   Augustineum College - Okahandja
Date of Birth 19 Jun 1939
Political Affiliation RDP
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Notes Wrote the words of the national anthem, Namibia, Land of the Brave.
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Record last updated on 10 JUN 2008