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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Liberation struggle freedom fighter John Amakali (73), affectionately known as Nakaundule, was laid to rest at the Eenhana Memorial Shrine over the weekend.<\/p>\n

He died on 6 March at the Okongo District Hospital in the Ohangwena region.<\/p>\n

Amakali, who was a resident of Oshalumbu village in the Okongo constituency, commenced his political activism in 1975 when he went into exile and joined Swapo.<\/p>\n

Various mourners across the country described the late Amakali as a peaceful man, who sacrificed himself to fight for the independence of Namibia.<\/p>\n

After his military training, he became a member of the People\u2019s Liberation Army of Namibia. Following independence, he continued to serve Namibia in the security sector until his retirement.<\/p>\n

In a statement delivered on behalf of President Nangolo Mbumba and read by Ohangwena regional council chairperson Erickson Ndawanifa, the late Amakali was described as a fearless freedom fighter, whose contributions were invaluable before and post-independence.<\/p>\n

Mbumba said the late veteran was a dependable cadre, and a loyal and faithful servant of the Namibian people, who had many virtues.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Founding President Sam Nujoma said when<\/p>\n

the apartheid regime intensified its repression, the late Captain Amakali took the difficult decision to leave the country and join the liberation movement in exile in 1975.<\/p>\n

Nujoma stated that Amakali received his first basic military training as an underground intelligence officer at Kasapa in the eastern part of Angola.<\/p>\n

\u201cIndeed, the late Captain Amakali was \u2013 after his training in 1976 \u2013 sent to the North-Eastern Front as an underground intelligence officer to work with the then regional commander, the late comrade Matias Ndakolo (Mbulunganga),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Also speaking at the funeral, former president Hifikepunye Pohamba said Amakali was a dedicated and fearless freedom fighter.<\/p>\n

\u201cDue to his commitments, he was nominated to go to the Soviet Union, where he underwent training in intelligence until 1978. He then returned to the Northern Front after training, where he operated from 1978-1984,\u201d Pohamba said. Amakali successfully created a sophisticated and very effective underground network along the Angolan-Namibian borders from the north-central areas to the Namib Desert.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 1983, Amakali was promoted to the position of regional chief of intelligence for the Northern front, where he recruited many members in the underground network, such as Mrs Bista Kauvi, late comrade Hosea Namupula and Tatekulu Kaluvi \u2013 to mention but a few,\u201d said Pohamba.<\/p>\n

Amakali is survived by his wife and six children.<\/p>\n

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