Peter Nambundunga
Petrus Kagadhinwa Nambundunga | |
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| Born | 3 June 1947 Onesi ,Namibia (then South-West Africa, South Africa) |
| Died | January 14, 2019 (aged 71) |
| Allegiance |  Namibia |
| Service/ | Namibian Army |
| Years of service | 1975-2011 |
| Rank |  Major General |
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Major General Petrus Kagadhinwa Nambundunga (3 June 1947 – 14 January 2019 Onesi Constituency [1]) [2] was a Namibian military commander. Nambundunga was appointed the Commander of the Army in 2005, replacing Martin Shalli when he was promoted to Chief of the NDF.
Career
Nambundunga went into exile in 1975 and received military training at Kongwa, Tanzania, he later was appointed as Chief Instructor there, through the ranks of the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) during the Namibian War of Independence, occupying various posts until independence. He fought under the nom de guerre "Cosmos". Upon independence, PLAN and the South West African Territorial Force (SWATF) merged to form the Namibia Defence Force (NDF) and Nambundunga was given the rank of colonel and appointed as Director of Logistics, After which he served as Chief of Staff Personnel. Between 1999 and 2000 he was a commissioner on the Joint Military Commission which oversaw the ceasefire and peace process in DRC. In 2000, he was appointed to the rank of Major General and appointed as NDF Chief of Staff in the CDF's office.[3] In 2005 he was appointed as Namibian Army Commander till he retired in 2011. Between 2009 and January 2011, Nambundunga was Acting Chief of the NDF, while Shalli was suspended on allegations of fraud.[4]
Honours and Decorations
- Most distinguished order of Namibia First Class
Mandume Ya Ndemufayo Operation Medal
NDF Commendation Medal
Army Ten Years Service Medal
Army Twenty Years Service Medal- Operation Atlantic Medal
References
- ^ "JUST IN: Ex-army commander and one time acting chief of the Namibian Defence Force Major General (retired) Peter Nambundunga has passed on.pic.twitter.com/MA8IIcQYzn". Jan 14, 2019.
- ^ https://neweralive.na/posts/nambundunga-the-disciplinarian-family-man-and-writer
- ^ Government of the Republic of Namibia news[permanent dead link] January 31, 2005
- ^ "President Pohamba fires Lieutenant-General Martin Shalli as Chief of NDF". Namibian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
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