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Otshaandja is a village in Oshana Region, Namibia. It is the home village of Chief Samuel Ankama and Aram Martin, prominent politicians in SWAPO. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Samuel Ankama Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine at Namibia Institute for Democracy
  2. Aram Martin Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine at Namibia Institute for Democracy