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Nahas Angula
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Angula in 2005
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| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 4 December 2012 – 21 March 2015 |
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| President | Hifikepunye Pohamba |
| Preceded by | Charles Namoloh |
| Succeeded by | Penda Ya Ndakolo |
| 3rd Prime Minister of Namibia | |
| In office 21 March 2005 – 4 December 2012 |
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| President | Hifikepunye Pohamba |
| Deputy | Libertina Amathila Marco Hausiku |
| Preceded by | Theo-Ben Gurirab |
| Succeeded by | Hage Geingob |
| Minister of Higher Education | |
| In office 21 March 1995 – 21 March 2005 |
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| President | Sam Nujoma |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport | |
| In office 21 March 1990 – 21 March 1995 |
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| President | Sam Nujoma |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | John Mutorwa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 August 1943 Onyaanya Constituency, South-West Africa (now Namibia) |
| Nationality | Namibian |
| Political party | SWAPO |
| Spouse | Katrina Tangeni Namalenga |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Zambia Columbia University University of Manchester |
| Religion | Lutheranism |
Nahas Gideon Angula was born on 22 August 1943. He is a Namibian politician. He served as the third Prime Minister of Namibia from 21 March 2005 to 4 December 2012. After this, he became the Minister of Defence from 2012 to 2015.
Mr. Angula is a member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO). Before becoming Prime Minister, he was the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport from 1990 to 1995. He also served as the Minister of Higher Education from 1995 to 2005.
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Nahas Angula's Journey in Politics
Nahas Angula was born in Onyaanya, which is in the Oshikoto Region of Namibia. He lived outside Namibia from 1965 to 1989. During this time, he worked for Radio Zambia from 1973 to 1976. He then worked for the United Nations as a civil servant from 1976 to 1980. After that, he became an organiser for the SWAPO party in 1980.
In 1989, he was in charge of helping people register to vote for SWAPO. Just before Namibia became independent, Mr. Angula was a SWAPO member of the Constituent Assembly of Namibia. This group worked from November 1989 to March 1990.
Becoming a Member of Parliament
Mr. Angula became a member of the National Assembly in 1990. This is like being a member of parliament. He was the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport from 1990 to 1995. Later, he became the Minister of Higher Education from 1995 to 2005.
Seeking the Presidency
In August 2002, Mr. Angula received many votes (395) when he was elected to the Central Committee of SWAPO. He tied with Jerry Ekandjo. In May 2004, he was one of three people who wanted to be SWAPO's candidate for president. He came in third place in the first round of voting. He received 137 votes. Hifikepunye Pohamba received 213 votes, and Hidipo Hamutenya received 166 votes. Because he was third, he did not go to the second round. Most of the people who supported Mr. Angula then supported Mr. Pohamba in the second round. Mr. Pohamba won that election.
Serving as Prime Minister
On 21 March 2005, Hifikepunye Pohamba became the president of Namibia. He announced that he was choosing Nahas Angula to be the Prime Minister of Namibia.
Later, on 2 December 2012, Hage Geingob was re-elected as SWAPO's vice-president. This meant he would be SWAPO's presidential candidate in 2014. Because of this, President Pohamba appointed Mr. Geingob to take over from Mr. Angula as prime minister on 4 December 2012. Mr. Angula was then appointed as the Minister of Defence.
Mr. Angula decided not to seek a spot on the SWAPO list for the 2014 election. This was part of a move to bring new people into the National Assembly.
Education and Personal Life
Nahas Angula earned a master's degree in education from Columbia University in 1978. He did not finish his Ph.D. at the Teachers College. This was because SWAPO asked him to return to Namibia to become the Minister of Education. He is a member of the Lutheran church. His family has been part of this church for many generations.
See also
In Spanish: Nahas Angula para niños
