Democratic Coalition of Namibia | |
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Founder | Moses Katjiuongua [1] |
Founded | 1994 [1] |
Dissolved | 2009 [1] |
Preceded by | Namibia Patriotic Front |
The Democratic Coalition of Namibia (DCN) was a political party 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 east. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres of the Zambezi River separates the two countries. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek, and it is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and the Commonwealth of Nations.
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