The Original People's Party of Namibia (OPPN)
was a
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...
in
Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...
, founded by
Theophilus Soroseb in 1980, after a decade of political activity in the
South West African People's Democratic United Front (SWAPDUF).
The OPPN aimed at social, economic, moral and formal equity of "
Bushmen
The San peoples (also Saan), or Bushmen, are members of various Khoe, Tuu, or Kxʼa-speaking indigenous hunter-gatherer cultures that are the first cultures of Southern Africa, and whose territories span Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Zambia, ...
" and the slogan of the party was "We are like birds whose nest is devastated by unheeding boys".
In 1981, the OPPN left
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA).
In 1989, the OPPN joined the
United Democratic Front of Namibia.
References
Defunct political parties in Namibia
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