Chief Frans Migub ǀGoagoseb (born 16 June 1954) is a

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n politician and Damara leader. He is the party leader of the

Namibian Democratic Movement for Change The Namibia Democratic Movement for Change (NDMC) was a Namibian political party. It was founded in October 2003 under the umbrella of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance but left it prior to the 2004 parliamentary election due to an internal po ...

and was the party's candidate for president in the 2009 general election. In that election, ǀGoagoseb received 1,760 votes (0.22% of all votes nationally for president), placing eleventh out of twelve candidates for president. Only Attie Beukes of the Communist Party of Namibia received fewer votes than ǀGoagoseb.

Career

ǀGoagoseb was born in 1954 in

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, then

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. He was attended primary school in Gobabis and secondary school in

Khorixas Khorixas is a town with about 9,000 inhabitants in the southern part of the Kunene Region, Namibia. It was the capital of the Damaraland bantustan before Namibia's independence. It is the administrative capital of Khorixas Constituency. Most of ...

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. He became active in politics in 1974 as a member of the Damara Council (DC). The DC later transformed into the South West Africa People's Democratic United Front (SWAPDUF), which took part in the

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(1975–1977). ǀGoagoseb was among the first to request that the Damaras be given their own

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government.

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was founded in 1980 with

Justus ǁGaroëb Gaob Dr. Justus ǀUruhe ǁGaroëb (born 16 December 1942CV at Parliament website

as its head. In 1977, ǀGoagoseb was a founding member of the
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, with which he was the primary organizer. Following independence, he was elected as the regional councillor for Gobabis twice, in 1992 and 1998. In 2003, he resigned from DTA to form the
Namibian Democratic Movement for Change The Namibia Democratic Movement for Change (NDMC) was a Namibian political party. It was founded in October 2003 under the umbrella of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance but left it prior to the 2004 parliamentary election due to an internal po ...
(NDMC). In 2009, he was chosen as for the party's top spot on the list of National Assembly candidates as well as the party's candidate for President but did not earn a seat in the National Assembly.

2009 presidential campaign
In the 2009 presidential elections, ǀGoagoseb received 1,760 votes for president. His strongest showing was in the
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, where he placed 2nd of the 12 candidates with 674 votes, only behind
Katuutire Kaura Katuutire Kaura (3 February 1941 – 22 January 2022) was a Namibian politician. He was president of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) from 1998 to 2013 and was the official leader of the opposition from 2000 to 2005.
of DTA, who received 1,114 votes. Overall, ǀGoagoseb received 1001 votes in the central
Hardap Region Hardap is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, its capital is Mariental. Hardap contains the municipality of Mariental, the towns Rehoboth and Aranos, and the self-governed villages Gibeon, Gochas, Kalkrand, Stampriet and Maltahöhe. I ...
, or 57% of his total votes nationally. He next best constituency was his native Gobabis, where he finished in 5th place with 298 votes.2009 Presidential Election Results
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:IGoagoseb, Frans Migub 1954 births Living people People from Gobabis Damara people Namibian Democratic Movement for Change politicians Popular Democratic Movement politicians Candidates for President of Namibia