Uukwangali

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Uukwangali (also Ukwangali, [1] Kwangali, and Kwangari [2] ) is a traditional kingdom of the Kavango people in northern Namibia. Its capital is Nkurenkuru, its current Hompa (king) is Eugene Siwombe Kudumo. The Uukwangali speak ruKwangali.

List of rulers

Source: [3]

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Daniel Sitentu Mpasi was Hompa (king) of the Uukwangali tribe in northern Namibia. His residence was at Mayara village in the Nkurenkuru district. 20th in the genealogy of Uukwangali kings, Mpasi succeeded Hompa Joseph Kandjimi Murangi after his death in 1977. He was crowned in 1979. and reigned until his death in 2014.

Kanuni was a hompa, or queen, of Kwangali in the Okavango region of Namibia. She is one of only two female hompas to have retained her traditional position during a period when tribal leadership was masculinized by the South African government.

References

  1. 1 2 Muyamba, John (18 December 2014). "Chief Sitentu Mpasi dies". New Era . Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Tjitemisa, Kuzeeko (18 November 2016). "Chiefs cost govt millions". New Era . p. 6.
  3. ↑ "Index-Kings of Namibia". www.klausdierks.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  4. ↑ Muronga, Petrus (2023-11-24). "Uukwangali leaders to discuss succession". The Namibian. Retrieved 2024-08-02.


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