Namibia in Mourning for Independence Leader Herman Ya Toivo
Namibia has held a memorial service for its national hero, Herman Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, one of the seminal figures in a movement that eventually brought the country independence in 1990.
Andimba Toivo ya Toivo
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Namibia:
Ya Toivo's Children Pay Tribute to Family Giant
Namibian, 22 June 2017
To the children of celebrated hero Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, the late liberation icon was simply "Papa". Read more »
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Namibia:
A Tribute to Mankind
Namibian, 21 June 2017
As delegate general for Africa for the International Committee of the Red Cross between 1973 and 1975, I had the privilege to meet Herman (he could not use his name of Andimba at… Read more »
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Namibia:
Ya Toivo the Philanthropist
Namibian, 21 June 2017
The principal of the Oshilungi Combined School at Onankali in the Oshikoto region has joined the chorus of people singing praises in recognition of the humanitarian work done by… Read more »
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Namibia:
Ya Toivo Abhorred Tribalism, Greed - Speakers
Namibian, 19 June 2017
Praise was heaped on the late Herman Andimba Toivo ya Toivo as a selfless hero and fierce opponent of tribalism, corruption and greed by many of those who spoke at his memorial… Read more »
InFocus
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Along with the late South African freedom fighter Nelson Mandela, Andimba Toivo ya Toivo was incarcerated on the notorious Robben Island Prison, where he was imprisoned for a ... Read more »
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At a memorial service hosted by the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg, praise was heaped on the late Herman Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, described as a selfless hero and fierce ... Read more »