Dawid Bezuidenhout was a teacher and politician in South West Africa

South West Africa

South-West Africa was the name that was used for the modern day Republic of Namibia during the earlier eras when the territory was controlled by the German Empire and later by South Africa....

 (now Namibia

Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...

).

A teacher by profession, Bezuidenhout entered politics in South West Africa in 1959 as the founding Vice President of the South West Africa Coloured Organisation. In 1985, Bezuidenhout became the Minister of Transport of the Transitional Government of National Unity

Transitional Government of National Unity (Namibia)

The Transitional Government of National Unity was the government of Namibia from June 1985 to February 1989. The TGNU was a puppet government of Apartheid South Africa that sought moderate reform but was unable to secure recognition by the United Nations...

 (TGNU), a puppet government of South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

 prior to Namibia's independence. The TGNU chairmanship operated under a rotational system and Bezuidenhout was named the first chairman of the TNUG as well maintaining his position as Transport minister. Then a member of the Namibia's Labour Party

Labour Party (Namibia)

The South West African Labour Party, initially known as the Federal Coloured People's Party, was a political party in Namibia. It was formed in 1973, and led by Andrew Kloppers. In October 1974, it won the elections to the South West Africa Coloured Council. It participated in the Turnhalle...

, Bezuidenhout eventually became a founding member of the United Democratic Front

United Democratic Front (Namibia)

The United Democratic Front is a political party in Namibia. Justus Garoëb is the party's leader.-1989:The UDF received 37,874 votes in the 1989 election, which elected members to the Constituent Assembly of Namibia. The Constituent Assembly elected the first President and wrote Namibia's...

 from 1989-95.

Dawid Bezuidenhout High School

Dawid Bezuidenhout High School

Dawid Bezuidenhout is a high school in the suburb of Khomasdal in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It is a government owned school with approximately 1300 learners and 43 teachers. The school was named after Dawid Bezuidenhout who was a teacher and Minister of Transport of the Transitional...

 in Khomasdal

Khomasdal

Khomasdal is a suburb of Namibia's capital of Windhoek in the Khomas Region. Founded as Windhoek's residential area for Coloured people, Khomasdal still is primarily composed of Coloured people....

is named after him.

Bezuidenhout retired from politics in 1995 and died on 7 August, 1998 in Windhoek.