South West Africa National Union

South West African National Union
South West African National Union
Abbreviation	SWANU
President	Charles Katjivirue
Secretary-General	Sam Tjikuzu
Founder	Fanuel Kozonguizi
Founded	27 September 1959
Ideology	Democratic socialism
Political position	Left-wing
Colours	Red; Blue; Yellow; Green
Slogan	Patjii ngarikotoke -- Give the land back to people
Party flag
Website
	www.swanu.org.na

The South West Africa National Union is a Namibian political party founded in 1959. Most of its members came from the Herero people, while SWAPO was mostly an Ovambo party. The president of the party is Charles Katjivirue.

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SWANU advocated for interventionism to bring land reform. It also criticised the Ministry of Lands and Resettlement for allegedly resettling politicians on land acquired for redistribution instead of the poor. It also called for greater political will for land reform policies.^[1]

References change

↑ Govt should regulate land prices Archived 7 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Namibian 16 March 2009

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[1] Govt should regulate land prices Archived 7 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Namibian 16 March 2009

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