African Revolutionary Hero and Co-founder of SWAPO Andimba Toivo ya Toivo
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African Revolutionary Hero and Co-founder of SWAPO, Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, Leaves Liberation Legacy in Namibia
After spending years as a political prisoner the leader served as an inspiration to oppressed peoples worldwide
By Abayomi Azikiwe
Global Research
Laudatory tributes and commendations poured into the Republic of Namibia capital of Windhoek over the weekend in the aftermath of the announcement of the passing of Herman Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, the co-founder of the Ovamboland People’s Organization (OPO), the predecessor to the Southwest Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO), founded in 1959-1960 respectively.
Toivo, who was 93 years old, died in his home on June 9 of an apparent heart attack. His decades of service to the people of Namibia, Southern Africa, the ...