List of Uukwaluudhi kings

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This is a list of the kings of the Uukwaluudhi people, a Namibian subtribe of the Owambo. [1] The kings all reside at the Royal Homestead in Tsandi.

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References

  1. "Namibian traditional states". worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 Mashuna, Timotheus (27 January 2012). "Mwaala gwa Nashilongo: The Humanitarian King of Uukwaluudhi (1880-1959)". New Era .