SWAPO

The South West Africa People’s Organisation (, SWAPO; , SWAVO; , SWAVO), officially known as the SWAPO Party of Namibia is a political party in Namibia. It has been the most powerful party in the country since the country became independent from South Africa in 1990. It was a former independence and populist movement in South West Africa and was one of the main groups fighting in the South African Border War.

History
Foundation
SWAPO was started on 19 April 1960. The leaders named the party to show that it represented all Namibians, but the organisation is popular among Ovambo people of northern Namibia, who are nearly half the total population of South West Africa. 

South West Africa
During 1962, SWAPO had became the main independence, anti-colonial organisation for the people in Namibia. SWAPO used guerrilla tactics to fight the colonial South African Defence Force. A major conflict broke out on 26 of August 1966, when a group of the South African Police and SWAPO forces shot at each other. This became the start of what became known in South Africa as the Border War.

The neighbouring country of Angola gained its independence on 11 November 1975 during the Portuguese Colonial war. The leftist Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) came to power as the main party of Angola. In March 1976, the MPLA offered SWAPO bases in Angola for launching attacks against the South African military.

Modern Namibia
Namibia gained its independence in 1990. SWAPO have since become the dominant political party of Namibia.

Notable members
Sam Nujoma
Hifikepunye Pohamba
Hage Geingob
Henock Kankoshi
Adolf Hitler Uunona
Jacob Kuhangua
Jafet Penda Ya Ndakolo
Theo-Ben Gurirab
Louis Nelengani
Nahas Angula
Lucas Nepela
Election history

Presidential elections
ElectionParty candidateVotes%Result1994Sam Nujoma370,45276.34%Elected 1999414,09676.82%Elected 2004Hifikepunye Pohamba625,60576.45%Elected 2009611,24175.25%Elected 2014Hage Geingob772,52886.73%Elected 2019464,70356.3%Elected 

National Assembly elections
ElectionParty leaderVotes%Seats+/–PositionResult1989Sam Nujoma384,56757.33% 41 1st1994370,45276.34% 12 1st1999414,09676.82% 2 1st2004625,60576.44% 1st2009Hifikepunye Pohamba611,24175.25% 1 1st2014785,67186.73% 23 1st2019Hage Geingob536,86165.45% 14 1st

National Council elections
ElectionSeats+/–PositionResult1992 19 1st1998 2 1st2004 3 1st2010 1st2015 16 1st2020 12 1st

 References 

Category:Political parties in Namibia
Category:Communist parties
Category:Social democratic parties
Category:Socialist International
Category:1960 establishments in Africa
Category:20th-century establishments in Namibia