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A politician called Adolf Hitler has been re-elected in Namibia for the fifth time in a row – and is finally changing his name, Independent reported.
The 59-year-old member of the South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) has represented Ompundja in the Oshana region since 2004, and was victorious in his local elections once more on Wednesday.
A respected anti-apartheid campaigner, he has found himself having to explain his name for years and has stressed he has no link to the Nazi leader.
Shortly before the 2025 election, he told the paper that he wants to be referred to as ‘Adolf Uunona’ in the future, concerned that being referred to as Adolf Hitler was creating an image problem, despite having comfortably won previous elections.
“My name is not Adolf Hitler,” he told The Namibian.
