Here are some facts about ‘Adolf Hitler’ who won a local council election in Namibia

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WINDHOEK

A local election in the little-known southern part of Africa has grabbed the attention of the international press. Namibia, a former German colony now has a politician who goes by the name Adolf Hitler but has no plans to dominate the world.

Here are some interesting facts about Namibia’s Adolf Hitler Uunona

54-year-old Adolf Hitler Unona is a member of the ruling Swapo party, not the Third Reich!

Unona while contesting for election in Ompundja in 2020, his name on the ballot paper was printed as “Adolf H”.

Publically known as ‘Adolf Uunona’ he began his political career as a militant anti-apartheid activist in South West Africa.

In an interview with the German newspaper Bild, he said, “As a child it was a normal name, but it made me realise when I was growing up, my father didn’t understand what Adolf Hitler stood for.”