SWANU

South West African National Union
Abbreviation	SWANU
President	Vacant
Founder	Fanuel Kozonguizi
Founded	27 September 1959
Ideology	Democratic socialism
Political position	Left-wing
Colours	Red   Blue   Yellow   Green
Slogan	Patjii ngarikotoke -- Give the land back to people
Seats in the National Assembly	1 / 104
Seats in the National Council	0 / 42
Regional councillors	0 / 121
Local councillors	0 / 378
Pan-African Parliament	0 / 5
Party flag
Website
www.swanu.org.na
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The South West Africa National Union (SWANU) is a Namibian political party founded in 1959. Most of its members came from the Herero people, while fellow independence movement SWAPO was mostly an Ovambo party.