| Mandume ya Ndemufayo | |
|---|---|
| Final King of the Oukwanyama Kingdom | |
.png) Mandume ya Ndemufayo (~1915) | |
| Reign | 1911-1917 |
| Successor | None |
| Born | 1894 Oukwanyama Kingdom |
| Died | 6 February 1917 (aged 22–23) Namibia |
Mandume ya Ndemufayo (1894 – 6 February 1917) was the last king of the Oukwanyama, a subset of the Ovambo people of southern Angola and northern Namibia. Ya Ndemufayo took over the kingdom in 1911 and his reign lasted until 1917 when he died of either suicide or machine gun fire while he was under attack from South African forces.[1] Ya Ndemufayo is honoured as a national hero in both Angola and Namibia.[2]
- ^ Order out of Chaos: Mandume ya Ndemufayo and Oral History by Patrica Hayes in the Journal of Southern African Studies, 19.1, March 1993]
- ^ Mandume ya Ndemufayo's memorials in Namibia and Angola Archived 2012-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
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