Alfred Angula

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Alfred Angula (born 7 September 1965 in Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region) - died 31 December 2024 was a Namibian trade unionist. In 2000, he was named the head of the Namibian Farm Workers Union (NAFWU). [1] He became active in the trade union movement prior to independence in 1988. [1]

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Education

Angula earned a diploma in education from the University of Cape Town and matriculated at the Otjikoto Secondary School. [1]

Expropriations

In June 2004, as head of the Farmworkers Union, Angula raised the possibility of Zimbabwe-style land expropriation, saying:

If the white colleagues do not want expropriation of land, we can always introduce a new method - which is taking the land without compensation and without sharing it with them, by force. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Alfred Angula Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine Namibia Institute for Democracy