Nehale lyaMpingana
| Nehale lyaMpingana | |
|---|---|
| King of the Ondonga | |
| Reign | 26 September 1884 – 14 April 1908 (Disputed with Kambonde kaMpingana) |
| Predecessor | Iitana yaNekwiyu |
| Successor | Kambonde kaMpingana |
| Born | c. 1850 |
| Died | 28 April 1908 (aged 57–58) |
Nehale lyaMpingana, commonly also King Nehale, (c. 1850 – 14 April 1908) was the omukwaniilwa (king) of the Ondonga people, a subtribe of the Ovambo, in German South West Africa. Their tribal area is situated around Namutoni on the eastern edge of Etosha pan in today's northern Namibia.
He ruled the eastern part of Ondonga as a parallel king, having broken away from the authority of his older brother, King Kambonde kaMpingana, who ruled western Ondonga. His reign was marked by strong resistance to European colonial influence, particularly against the German and South African settlers. King Nehale is a National Hero of Namibia.