Angelina Immanuel

Angelina Ndinouange Immanuel (born 1992) is a Namibian youth activist and educator. She first rose to national attention after the decision to challenge the ruling  SWAPO Party in the Ondangwa elections. The decision led to condermnation from members of the party, among them Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa.[1][2][3]

Angelina Immanuel
Immanuel in May 2019
Born
Ondangwa, Northern Namibia
NationalityNamibian
EducationBarchelor of Education
Alma materUniversity of Namibia
OccupationTeacher
Youth Activist
Known forYouth Advocacy

Early life

Immanuel was born in 1992 in Northern Namibia. She attained her primary education at Ondangwa in the early 2000s before moving on to graduate with a degree from the University of Namibia in 2014.[4]

Political career

During the period of the #FeesMustFall movement and the student demands for free education in South Africa, Angelina began to involve in activities of the UNAM SRC while she studied at the University of Namibia.

In 2019, when President Hage Geingob promoted a councillor from the Ondangwa town council to the position of governor, Angelina announced her decision to run for political office "to represent the voices of the youth and the people of Ondangwa".[5]

Following her decision to challenge the ruling party, some members of SWAPO accused her of being an independent candidate of the Affirmative Repositioning movement. Others factions claimed she in fact belonged to SWAPO Party itself. However, she dismissed the reports as "malicious" and a means to deril from participating in democratic elections.[6]

References
  1. https://www.namibian.com.na/78540/read/I-was-never-a-Swapo-member--Immanuel-challenges-ruling-party-for-proof | 'I was never a Swapo member' ... Immanuel challenges ruling party for proof - The Namibian
  2. https://www.namibian.com.na/78475/read/The-old-meet-the-youth-at-Ondangwa | The old meet the youth at Ondangwa - The Namibian
  3. https://www.namibiansun.com/news/independent-candidate-roasts-pm2019-05-13 | Independent candidate roasts PM - Local News - Namibian Sun
  4. https://www.observer.com.na/index.php/national/item/11083-independent-candidate-idea-gains-traction | Independent candidate idea gains traction - Windhoek Observer
  5. https://www.namibian.com.na/77771/read/Teacher-promises-massive-changes-for-Ondangwa | - The Namibian
  6. https://neweralive.com.na/posts/swapo-distances-itself-from-independent-candidate%5B%5D | Swapo distances itself from independent candidate - New Era Live
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