
Mandume Ya Ndemufayo
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Born | Angola |
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Died | Cunene Province |
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Place of burial | Complexo Memorial do Rei Mandume |
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ID | 3232289 |
Mandume Ya Ndemufayo Life story
Mandume ya Ndemufayo 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.