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Ovamboland, or Ovambo, was a Bantustan or "homeland" and later a second-tier authority in South West Africa for the Ovambo people during the apartheid period.
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office.)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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| Ovamboland | |||
| 2 October 1968 to 14 January 1972 | Uushona Shiimi, Chief Councillor | ||
| 1972 to 1 May 1973 | Fillemon Elifas Shuumbwa, Chief Councillor | ||
| Ovamboland (Self-Rule) | |||
| 1 May 1973 to 16 August 1975 | Fillemon Elifas Shuumbwa, Chief Minister | ||
| 16 August 1975 to July 1980 | Cornelius Tuhafeni Ndjoba, Chief Minister | acting to 26 August 1975 | |
| Representative Authority of the Ovambos (second-tier authority) | |||
| July 1980 to October 1981 | Cornelius Tuhafeni Ndjoba, Chairman of the Executive Committee | ||
| October 1981 to May 1989 | Peter Kalangula, Chairman of the Executive Committee | CDA | |
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Ovambo may refer to:
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