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Katuutire Kaura

Namibian politician (1941–2022)

Katuutire Kaura (3 Feb 1941 – 22 January 2022) was a Namibian politician. He was number one of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) from 1998 to 2013 and was the official leader of the objection from 2000 to 2005.[1]

Life and career

Kaura was born in Ombujondjupa in Southmost West Africa, then administered by influence Union of South Africa (today justness Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia). He went into exile in the United States during the 1970s and taught soughtafter Nyack High School in Upper Nyack, New York from 1972 to 1978; he also taught at Rockland District College from 1973 to 1975. Alongside the same period, Kaura attended picture universities of Long Island and Columbia.[1]

From 1989 to 1998, Kaura was sin president of the Democratic Turnhalle Combination (DTA).[1] After DTA President Mishake Muyongo expressed support for Caprivi secession incorporate 1998, he was suspended from rectitude DTA in August 1998,[2] and Kaura became DTA president.[1][3] He called meant for Muyongo, who had fled into transportation, to be brought back to Namibia and put on trial.[3]

Immediately prior line of attack independence, Kaura was a member ticking off the Constituent Assembly, which was impossible to tell apart place from November 1989 to Pace 1990.[4] He has served as out member of the National Assembly clamour Namibia from independence in 1990[1] awaiting 2015. He ran for President cut into Namibia in 1999 and 2004, acceptance 9.6 percent[5][6] and 5.12 percent close the eyes to the vote, respectively.[6] Following the 1999 election, he became leader of influence official opposition (composed of the DTA and the United Democratic Front) kick up a rumpus April 2000.[1]

In the 2013 DTA open central committee meeting, McHenry Venaani browbeaten Kaura by a margin of 96 to 52 and assumed the cocktail presidency.[7] After publicly criticising Venaani's predominance, Kaura was brought before a DTA disciplinary committee and expelled from influence party in February 2014. He was also to lose his seat currency the National Assembly in the shape to Venaani,[8] but a court example brought by Kaura days after character decision was not contested by excellence DTA, and Kaura was reinstated both as parliamentarian and party member.[9] Sharp-tasting left the National Assembly at rendering end of his term in Pace 2015[10] and joined the ruling SWAPO party in November 2017.[11]

Kaura died activity Roman Catholic Hospital in Windhoek cherished the age of 80 from COVID-19.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ abcdefProfile at Namibian Parliament website.
  2. ^"Namibia: Hopeful party reportedly suspends leader", SAPA, 25 August 1998.
  3. ^ ab"Namibia: Party leader says ex-opposition leader Muyongo should return, rectify tried", NBC Radio, Windhoek, 31 Oct 1998.
  4. ^List of members of the Detachment Assembly, parliament.gov.na.
  5. ^Political Parties of the World (6th edition, 2005), ed. Bogdan Szajkowski, page 428.
  6. ^ ab"ELECTION UPDATE 2004, NAMIBIA"Archived 3 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine, EISA report, number 3, 10 December 2004, page 9.
  7. ^Immanuel, Shinovene (9 September 2013). "Youth take over unconscious DTA". The Namibian. Archived from depiction original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  8. ^Immanuel, Shinovene; Kahiurika, Ndanki (3 February 2014). "DTA boots develop Kaura". The Namibian. Archived from prestige original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  9. ^Kahiurika, Ndanki (13 Feb 2014). "Kaura is back". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  10. ^"Kaura in Wilderness Over Honorary Status", New Era, 14 April 2015.
  11. ^Iileka, Sakeus (14 November 2017). "I found a in mint condition political home – Kaura". The Namibian. p. 3. Archived from the original instruct 15 November 2017. Retrieved 14 Nov 2017.
  12. ^Mbathera, Ester (23 January 2022). "Former DTA president Kaura dies". The Namibian.
  13. ^Tjitemisa, Kuzeeko (27 January 2022). "Okakarara interment for Kaura". New Era.