Solomon Huwala

Dumeni Solomon "Jesus" Huwala (also spelled Hawala and Auala) is a former Namibian lieutenant general. Huwala was a commander with the People's Liberation Army of Namibia and earned the nickname "Butcher of Lubango" for allegedly running detainee camps of SWAPO opponents in the southern Angolan city of Lubango during the Namibian War of Independence.[1][2] Upon independence in 1990, Huwala was appointed as Army Commander in the Namibian Defence Force (NDF). In 2000 he replaced Dimo Hamaambo as head of the NDF. He retired in October 2006 and was replaced by Martin Shalli.[3]

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  1. ↑ Namibian Election Rivals Say Swapo Tortured Its Prisoners The New York Times, September 20, 1989
  2. ↑ Heidi von Egidy (23 October 1990): Namibia names as Army Boss Ex-Guerrilla Chief Accused of Torture, Associated Press
  3. ↑ Shalli New NDF Chief New Era, 23 October 2006

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