Politician named Adolf Hitler Uunona wins vote in Namibia
- Adolf Hitler Uunona elected councillor in the Ompundja constituency, in the northern part of Namibia
- Father named him after Nazi leader, but ‘probably didn’t understand what Adolf Hitler stood for’
While many Namibians have names originating from the ex-colonial power Germany, a newly-elected municipal councillor has overnight romped to prominence not because of his victory but because he is called Adolf Hitler.
Adolf Hitler Uunona, 54, a politician of the ruling SWAPO party was last week elected local government councillor for Ompundja constituency in northern Namibia, with 85 per cent of the ballots cast.
Sounding a tad annoyed, Uunona said on Thursday he was perplexed that people were intrigued by his being named after one of the world’s most notorious dictators.
He refused to discuss the reasons he was named Adolf Hitler, however in an earlier interview with the German newspaper Bild, Uunona said his father “named me after this man”.
“He probably didn’t understand what Adolf Hitler stood for,” he said.
Uunon told AFP on Thursday: “I am not going to entertain the conversation, there is no reason we should be sitting here, having an entire conversation about my name.
“You really want us to have an entire conversation about my name? How will that make Namibia a better country, how will it contribute to the development of our country?”