John Mabuku (died July 13, 2008) was the governor of

Caprivi Region The Zambezi Region is one of the 14 regions of Namibia. It is located in the north-eastern part of the country. It is largely concurrent with the major Zambezi River where it gets its name from. The region has eight constituencies and its capi ...

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and secessionist supporter of an independent Caprivi Strip. Mabuku, a former

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 ...

National Council member, fled to exile in

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with former DTA leader

Mishake Muyongo Albert Mishake Muyongo (born 28 April 1944) is a Namibian politician and former Member of Parliament who is living in exile in Denmark. Muyongo was born into Mafwe Royal House in Linyanti, South West Africa. He received education at the Roman ...

following a failed

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in 1998 in the Caprivi Strip against the Namibian government. Mabuku continued coordinating DTA activities from the Kagisong

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in Botswana and continued to support DTA president Mishake Muyongo, who is in exile in

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. He died in exile in Botswana on July 13, 2008, after a long illness.

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