The Damara Council was a political party in
Damaraland
Damaraland was a name given to the north-central part of what later became Namibia, inhabited by the Damara (people), Damaras. It was bounded roughly by Ovamboland in the north, the Namib Desert in the west, the Kalahari Desert in the east, a ...
, a
Bantustan in
South West Africa (now
Namibia). In 1977 a breakaway faction joined the
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), formerly the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA), is an amalgamation of political parties in Namibia, registered as one singular party for representation purposes. In coalition with the United Democratic ...
(DTA),
while in 1989, the remainder of the DC was one of 8 political parties which formed the
United Democratic Front. 6 of the 8 parties were ethnically affiliated, as they had taken part in the governments of various Bantustans. Since 1989, the UDF has maintained a presence in the
National Assembly of Namibia, with Damara-speaking Namibians forming the core of the party.
[Wezi Tjaronda]
Elections 2009 - UDF, the Undying Old Horse
'' New Era'' via AllAfrica.com, 28 September 2009
Prominent members
Prominent members included
Frans Migub ǀGoagoseb and
, both of whom ran other political parties as of the
2009 general election in Namibia.
References
Damara people
Defunct political parties in Namibia
Political parties established in 1971
1971 establishments in South West Africa
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