National Democratic Party (Namibia)

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The National Democratic Party (NDP) was a political party in Namibia. It was formed in 1973 as the Ovamboland Independence Party (OIP) by Silas Ipumbu.^[1] It took the name NDP to contest the elections to the Ovambo Legislative Assembly, by then under the leadership of Cornelius Tuhafeni Ndjoba.^[2] The party's base was amongst the Ovambo people.

References

↑ Dierks, Klaus. "Chronology of Namibian History, 1973". klausdierks.com. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
↑ Dierks, Klaus. "Chronology of Namibian History, 1974". klausdierks.com. Retrieved 25 July 2013.

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