Hendrik Witbooi (politician)

Hendrik Witbooi
Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia
In office
March 1990 – March 2005
PresidentSam Nujoma
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byLibertina Amathila
Minister of Labour and Manpower Development
In office
21 March 1990 – 1995
PresidentSam Nujoma
Preceded byPosition Established
Personal details
Born(1934-01-07)January 7, 1934
DiedOctober 13, 2009(2009-10-13) (aged 75)
PartySWAPO
OccupationPolitician
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Kaptein Hendrik Witbooi (traditional name ǃNanseb ǀGabemab; 7 January 1934 – 13 October 2009) was a Namibian politician and the seventh Captain of the ǀKhowesin clan. A member of SWAPO from 1976 until his death, Witbooi brought with him several clans of Nama into the liberation organisation.