Posted on 12/16/2020 11:54:54 PM PST by nickcarraway
Adolf Hitler Uunona won a seat in Oshana, Namibia, but insisted he has "nothing to do with" the ideologies of the Nazi Party, claiming his father likely didn't understand what the name stood for
A politician named after Nazi leader Adolf Hitler has been elected to a seat in Namibia.
Adolf Hitler Uunona - representing the southern African country's ruling SWAPO party - received 85 percent of the vote, but insists he has "nothing to do with" the ideologies of one of the most evil men in history.
His constituency remains home to a small German-speaking community, while multiple street names and places still have German names.
Uunona said his wife calls him Adolf and it's "too late" to officially change his name.
He said: "My father named me after this man. He probably didn't understand what Adolf Hitler stood for."
Speaking to German newspaper Bild he added: "As a child I saw it as a totally normal name. Only as I grew up did I understand that this man wanted to conquer the whole world.
"The fact I have this name does not mean I want to conquer Oshana," he continued, referring to the area where he won the election. "It doesn't mean I'm striving for world domination."
Uunona was born in 1954, nine years after the dictator's death.
Centre-left SWAPO has ruled Namibia since it gained independence from apartheid South Africa 30 years ago.
Uunona's name appeared as "Adolf H" in a list of candidates printed in a government handout, though on the official results website was written in full.
He scooped 1,196 votes to his opponent's 213, retaining the seat he won in 2015.
Namibia was added to the German empire in 1884, prior to the nation being stripped of its colonies after the First World War.
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Later, he developed an interest in military history, and became a strict vegetarian.
An avid tea-drinker and dog-lover, "Wolfie" - as he is known by intimates - became disillusioned by his country's leaders, at which time he made the fateful decision to "become a politician."
Seen here in this dpa photo with his right-hand man, Rudolf Hess Mugambo, and his mistress, Eva Braun Fagambi.
Regards,
Today Namibia, tomorrow... we know the rest.
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I think that the copyright holders of the movie finally asked the website to stop allowing such clips.
If so, it sure took long enough.
Not satire from the Bee?
Oh, wait. It’s Africa. That explains it.
(Snicker, snicker)
Here ya go!
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Yeah we've heard that before.
I am going to Mod that in Hearts of Iron 4.
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