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University of Namibia The University of Namibia (UNAM) is a multi-campus public research university in Namibia, as well as the largest university in the country. It was established by an act of Parliament on 31 August 1992. Background UNAM comprises the follow ...

, occupation = Teacher
Youth

Activist Activism (or Advocacy) consists of efforts to promote, impede, direct or intervene in social, political, economic or environmental reform with the desire to make changes in society toward a perceived greater good. Forms of activism range fro ...

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educator A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching. ''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. whe ...

. She first rose to national attention after the decision to challenge the ruling SWAPO Party in the

Ondangwa Ondangwa (earlier spelling ''Ondangua'') is a town in the Oshana Region of northern Namibia, bordering the Oshikoto Region. Ondangwa was first established as a mission station of the Finnish Missionary Society (the FMS) in 1890. In 1914, it became ...

elections. The decision led to condemnation from members of the party, among them Prime Minister

Saara Kuugongelwa Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila (born 12 October 1967) is the Prime Minister of Namibia, in office since 21 March 2015. Kuugongelwa-Amadhila is a member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO). She has been a member of the National Assem ...

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

in 2014.

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

. 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". Following her decision to challenge the ruling party, some members of

SWAPO The South West Africa People's Organisation (, SWAPO; af, Suidwes-Afrikaanse Volks Organisasie, SWAVO; german: Südwestafrikanische Volksorganisation, SWAVO), officially known as the SWAPO Party of Namibia, is a political party and former ind ...

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 derail from participating in democratic elections. Immanuel lost the 2019 Ondangwa town council race to SWAPO candidate Leonard Negonga. The Namibian reported that Immanuel received 37% of the vote share, while Negonga captured 51%.

References

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