Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo (born 4 June 1974 in Enkono, Ondonga) is the reigning king of Ondonga kingdom, a sub-tribe of Owambo people since 2019 in Namibia. Nangolo is the nephew of late King Immanuel Kauluma Elifas who reigned from 1975 - 2019.[1] The Ondonga tribal area is situated around Namutoni on the eastern edge of Etosha pan in northern Namibia.[2] On 14 April, he was appointed the king of the Aandonga. His uncle Konisa Kalenga was also being crowned as king the same day.[3][4] The succession dispute ended with Shuumbwa being recognised by Government in June 2019.[5]
Early life and education edit
Shuumbwa Nangolo's father is the late Namupala gwaNangolo dhaNamupala gwaMvula yaNangolo dhAmutenya gwaSheya shAmakutuwa and his mother is Maria Josef and was raised by his uncle and predecessor, Omukwaniilwa Immanuel Kauluma Elifas at his palace at Onamungundo. In June 2002, the King Elifas appointed Nangolo as his assistant and successor. King Elifas died in March 2019.
Nangolo attended primary school at Okashandja and Olukonda before matriculating at Oshakati Senior Secondary School, he received basic military training at the Osona military base near Okahandja in 1999 and become a member of the then Namibian Defence Force (NDF) air wing unit were he is currently a Wing Commander.[6] In the year 2000 and 2001 he received aircraft instrument, mechanical and pilot-related training from the Denel Technical Academy in Gauteng, South Africa and participated in Operation Atlantic Second Congo War (DRC). Nangolo has also received training in common and customary law and also served on the Law Reform and Development Commission (LRDC), then chaired by the justice minister Sacky Shanghala.
King Shuumbwa was officially installed as the 18th legitimate king of the Ondonga on 29 June 2019 at Onambango palace, a historical event that attracted thousands of people including Namibian vice president Nangolo Mbumba a nephew to Shuumbwa and other government ministers and senior officials.[7] He was officially sworn in by the chairman of the Oukwanyama Traditional Authority, senior traditional councillor George Nelulu, on behalf of the Queen of Oukwanyama, Martha Mwadinomo Nelumbu[8] a day after a second High Court bid by a faction supporting Konis Eino Kalenga for the kingship failed.
Personal life edit
Nangolo married Adelheid Gustaf at Oniihwa, Onayena on 7 April 2007 and established their homestead at Onambango near Ondangwa, which is now the Ondonga palace.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Ondonga royal squabbles: Betrayal or autocracy?". New Era Live. 21 April 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Mongudhi, Tileni (21 August 2015). "The royal fight for the Ondonga kingdom". The Namibian. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ Haidula, Tuiyemo (14 April 2019). "Shuumbwa crowned king". The Namibian. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ Ashipala, Nuusita (12 April 2019). "Kauluma hailed as a unifier". New Era Live. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ Haidula, Tuyeimo (10 June 2019). "Mushelenga recognises Shuumbwa as Ondonga king". The Namibian.
- ^ "Army gives Ondonga king royal treatment". The Namibian.
- ^ "Mushelenga preaches peace among traditional authorities". The Namibian. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Getting to know Omukwaniilwa". Namibian Sun. 2 July 2019.