Mandume ya Ndemufayo's memorials in Namibia and Angola

dc.contributor.advisorHayes, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorShiweda, Napandulwe Tulyovapika
dc.contributor.otherDept. of History
dc.contributor.otherFaculty of Arts
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-24T07:18:36Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-20T11:40:40Z
dc.date.available2007/03/15 13:25
dc.date.available2007/03/30
dc.date.available2013-05-24T07:18:36Z
dc.date.available2024-03-20T11:40:40Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.descriptionMagister Artium - MAen_US
dc.description.abstractMandume has fought two colonial powers, Portugal and British-South Africa from the time he became king in 1911 to 1917. This thesis looked at the different ways in which Manume is remembered in Namibia and Angola after these countries had gained their independence from colonialism. His bravery in fighting the colonizers has awarded him hero status and he is considered a nationalist hero in both Namibia and Angola. However, he is memorialized differently in Namibia and Angola. The process of emembering Mandume in different ways is related to where his body and head are buried respectively. This is because there is a belief that his body was beheaded, and his head was buried in Windhoek while the rest of his body is buried in Angola. The monument that is alleged to host his head is claimed to belong to him to this day. However, this monument was erected for the fallen South African troops who died fighting him. The author argued that this belief was in response to the need to reclaim a monumental space to commemorate Mandume in the capital city.en_US
dc.description.countrySouth Africa
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/9402
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectNdemufayoen_US
dc.subjectMandumeen_US
dc.subjectOvambo (African people)en_US
dc.subjectHistoryen_US
dc.subjectKings and rulersen_US
dc.subjectNamibiaen_US
dc.subjectAngolaen_US
dc.titleMandume ya Ndemufayo's memorials in Namibia and Angolaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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