He surprises with his name! Namibian Adolf Hitler is preparing to run for re-election.

25.11.2025 21:30

Adolf Hitler Uunona, who serves on the local government council in the Ompundja region of northern Namibia, announced that he will run for re-election in the local elections. Uunona had secured a seat five years ago by receiving 85% of the votes in the same region.

Adolf Hitler Uunona, who serves on the local government council in the Ompundja region of northern Namibia, announced that he will run for re-election in the local elections.

HE RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 85% OF THE VOTES

Uunona, a long-time representative of Namibia's ruling South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party, has been serving as the regional representative of Ompundja since 2004. Uunona, who retained his seat by receiving approximately 85% of the votes in the last election, confirmed in an interview with the German newspaper Bild that he is running for a fifth term in the local elections on November 26.

HE LEARNED THE TRUTH ABOUT HIS NAME AS HE GREW UP

In an interview he gave in 2020, Uunona stated that his father named him after the dictator but "probably didn't even know what Adolf Hitler meant." He mentioned that he only used the name Hitler on official documents and ballots, adding that while his name felt normal to him as a child, he learned the truth about Hitler as he grew older.

HIS PARTY HAS WON ALL NATIONAL ELECTIONS

The SWAPO party, which has been in power since Namibia gained independence on March 21, 1990, is known as a former liberation movement in the struggle against the South African apartheid regime. The party has won all national elections held since independence. Uunona has served as a party member for many years. The struggle of the SWAPO party has been shaped in the shadow of Namibia's harsh colonial past.

THE FIRST GENOCIDE OF THE 20TH CENTURY

In Namibia, the first genocide of the 20th century, characterized by the massacres committed by Germany between 1904 and 1908, resulted in the Herero people losing at least 70% of their population, while the Nama people lost at least 50% of theirs. In 2018, Germany returned the skulls of 25 individuals who were killed during the genocide to Namibia. The Berlin government acknowledged the crimes committed during that period as genocide in 2021 but did not agree to pay reparations; instead, it committed to allocating approximately $1.3 billion for development projects in the country over 30 years.