Katuutire Kaura
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Katuutire Kaura is a Namibia
n politician. He has been President of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) since 1998 and was Leader of the Official Opposition
from 2000 to 2005.
Kaura was born in Ombujondjupa, Otjozondjupa Region. He became an exile in the United States during the 1970s and taught high school at Nyack High School in Upper Nyack, New York
from 1972 to 1978; he also taught at Rockland Community College
from 1973 to 1975. During the same period, Kaura attended Long Island University
and Columbia University
.
From 1989 to 1998, Kaura was Vice-President of the DTA. After DTA President Mishake Muyongo
expressed support for Caprivi
secession in 1998, he was suspended from the DTA in August 1998, and Kaura became DTA President. He called for Muyongo, who had fled into exile, to be brought back to Namibia and put on trial.
Immediately prior to independence, Kaura was a member of the Constituent Assembly, which was in place from November 1989 to March 1990. He has served as a member of the National Assembly of Namibia
since independence in 1990. He ran for President of Namibia in 1999 and 2004, receiving 9.6 percent and 5.12 percent of the vote, respectively. Following the 1999 election, he became Leader of the Official Opposition (composed of the DTA and the United Democratic Front
) in April 2000.
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...
n politician. He has been President of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) since 1998 and was Leader of the Official Opposition
Opposition (parliamentary)
Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. Note that this article uses the term government as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning the administration or the cabinet rather than the state...
from 2000 to 2005.
Kaura was born in Ombujondjupa, Otjozondjupa Region. He became an exile in the United States during the 1970s and taught high school at Nyack High School in Upper Nyack, New York
Upper Nyack, New York
Upper Nyack is a village in the town of Clarkstown Rockland County, New York, United States located north of the village of Nyack; east of West Nyack; south of Rockland Lake State Park and west of the Hudson River. The population was 1,863 at the 2000 census....
from 1972 to 1978; he also taught at Rockland Community College
Rockland Community College
Rockland Community College is a two-year college in the State University of New York system, located in hamlet of Viola within the Village of Suffern from the Town of Ramapo in Rockland County, New York. The college began in 1959 in the former county almshouse. The college offers 48 programs and...
from 1973 to 1975. During the same period, Kaura attended Long Island University
Long Island University
Long Island University is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution of higher education in the U.S. state of New York.-History:...
and Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
.
From 1989 to 1998, Kaura was Vice-President of the DTA. After DTA President Mishake Muyongo
Mishake Muyongo
Mishake Muyongo is a Namibian politician and former Member of Parliament who is living in exile in Denmark.Muyongo was born in Linyanti. In September 1964 Muyongo became President of the Caprivi African National Union when its leader Simbwaye was arrested and disappeared in South-African custody...
expressed support for Caprivi
Caprivi Strip
Caprivi, sometimes called the Caprivi Strip , Caprivi Panhandle or the Okavango Strip and formally known as Itenge, is a narrow protrusion of Namibia eastwards about , between Botswana to the south, Angola and Zambia to the north, and Okavango Region to the west. Caprivi is bordered by the...
secession in 1998, he was suspended from the DTA in August 1998, and Kaura became DTA President. He called for Muyongo, who had fled into exile, to be brought back to Namibia and put on trial.
Immediately prior to independence, Kaura was a member of the Constituent Assembly, which was in place from November 1989 to March 1990. He has served as a member of the National Assembly of Namibia
National Assembly of Namibia
The National Assembly of Namibia is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament. It has a total of 78 members. 72 members are directly elected through a system of party-list proportional representation and serve five-year terms. Six additional members are appointed by the President.The...
since independence in 1990. He ran for President of Namibia in 1999 and 2004, receiving 9.6 percent and 5.12 percent of the vote, respectively. Following the 1999 election, he became Leader of the Official Opposition (composed of the DTA and 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...
) in April 2000.