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in preparation for independence. In 1973, however, the United
Nations declared SWAPO the sole authentic representative of the people of Namibia, and this soured relations between NUDO and SWAPO. Kapuuo objected on the grounds that the
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at the Hague in 1971 that South
African rule in Namibia was illegal, Kapuuo, as the leader of NUDO was instrumental in forming the
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and several other political groups, and demanded an immediate take-over of
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to investigate Kapuuo's death as they had done with killed SWAPO activist
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Kapuuo is buried alongside Hosea Kutako in the traditionally
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Smith, Yanna (19 March 2018). "Remembering Clemens Kapuuo".
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Clemens Kapuuo was born in 1923 at Ozondjona za Ndjamo (
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Pütz, Joachim; von Egidy, Heidi; Caplan, Perri (1990).
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Grave of the chief Clemens Kapuuo in Okahandja, Namibia
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Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa
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507:. Pretorias: Human Sciences Research Council.
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298:"Who Killed Clemens Kapuuo?"
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