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Peter Nanyemba was born on 1935 in Ovamboland, South West Africa, is a Peter Eneas Nanyemba. Discover Peter Nanyemba's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 48 years old?

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Occupation Diplomat
Age 48 years old
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Born 1935
Birthday 1935
Birthplace Ovamboland, South West Africa
Date of death 1 April, 1983
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Nationality Namibia

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1935

Peter Eneas Nanyemba, (also known as Ndilimani Lyomukunda Wamupolo), (1935–1983) was a commander of the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) during the South African Border War.

1958

He joined the Ovamboland People's Organization (OPO) in 1958 while working in Walvis Bay.

Nanyemba became aware of the harshness of the colonial and apartheid system.

He was inspired and encouraged by many who shared his vision of a free and independent Namibia.

1960

When SWAPO was formed in 1960, Nanyemba became one of its leading activists and was later elected as its secretary for the Walvis Bay branch where he started with anti-colonial campaigns and mobilization of the masses of the people to resist colonial authority.

1961

As a result, he was arrested in 1961, detained, and deported back to Ovamboland.

1962

In 1962, Nanyemba left Namibia to join other SWAPO leaders abroad in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.

1963

He quickly rose through the ranks and was appointed as Chief Representative for SWAPO in Botswana in 1963.

1964

He was recalled back to Tanzania in 1964 to serve as Chief Representative for East Africa, a position he held until 1969.

1969

During the controversial SWAPO Tanga Consultative Conference that took place between 1969 and 1970, Nanyemba was elected SWAPO Secretary of Defence, a crucial position at the time as the struggle for independence was getting more intense.

1970

Nanyemba worked as a diplomat, representing SWAPO in Botswana and Tanzania, before he was elected as the party Secretary of Defence in 1970.

He played an important role as the chief organizer of PLAN during the beginning stages of the war of independence.

Nanyemba is considered a national hero in Namibia.

Nanyemba was born and grew up in Ovamboland in the north of Namibia and had to work as a herder during his school years.

He subsequently moved to Walvis Bay where he participated in the circles critical of the apartheid regime.

1974

Following the collapse of the Portuguese colonial empire in Africa in 1974 thousands of young Namibians fled the country via Angola to join SWAPO and thus swelled the ranks of PLAN.

It was at this stage of the struggle that Nanyemba began to play an important role in developing and organising PLAN into a real guerrilla fighting force.

He was instrumental in arranging training and equipping PLAN.

1977

Under his leadership in 1977, the Swapo Military Council was reconstituted as the highest decision-making body of PLAN.

In 1977, with the help of the Soviet military advisers he established the Tobias Hainyeko Training Centre (THTC) in Lubango.

The four military regions, Eastern, North Eastern, Northern and North Western, were created under his leadership in 1977.

1978

He help set up another training centre, Jumbo Training Centre (JTC), west of Lubango in 1978.

1979

In 1979, under his supervision, the Operational Command Headquarters (OCHQ) was established.

This was the headquarter of PLAN.

Nanyemba had many achievements with PLAN under his leadership as SWAPO Secretary for Defence making PLAN the effective and efficient fighting machine it was.

1982

He became the first chairman of the military council and chaired it until 1982, when Sam Nujoma as commander in chief took over.

1983

Nanyemba was killed on 1 April 1983 in a car accident in Lubango in the Angola's Huila Province, when his car collided with a petrol tanker.

His remains were repatriated from Angola 31 years after his death and reburied at Windhoek Heroes Acre.

2005

A primary school was built and named after him in Angola in 2005, also a rehabilitation of the cemetery and a monument outside Lubango at the cost of N$8,5 million.