Kuaima Riruako
Kuaima Isaac Riruako (24 April 1935
Life and career
Riruako was born into the
According to family folklore, Riruako had several revelations during his life.[citation needed] He is said to have foretold the assassination of Hendrik Verwoerd in 1966, and a further revelation allegedly saved his life when he was left for dead on the uninhabited Zambian Mombova Island. After 14 days without food and water, it is said that he was told to stand upright on the tiny island, an action that alerted local fishermen that came to investigate where the second "tree" on that island suddenly came from.[3]
After the assassination of
Riruako was a member of the Constitutional Council from 1986 to 1987 and was first elected to the
In November 2008, Riruako's home in Aminuis burnt to the ground, killing two of his grandchildren. An elderly woman was saved from the burning home by community members. Riruako was not home at the time of the fire.[7] After this incident the community decided to help their Chief by donating money and other types of donations to him.[citation needed]
After more than a month in
References
- ^ a b c CV at Namibian Parliament website[permanent dead link].
- ^ "Election update 2004, Namibia" Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine, EISA report, number 3, December 10, 2004, page 9.
- ^ Die Republikein (in Afrikaans). Archived from the originalon 17 June 2014.
- ^ "Obituary: Paramount Chief Kuaimo Kakurundiro Riruako". New Era. 27 June 2014. p. 3.
- ^ Political Parties of the World (6th edition, 2005), ed. Bogdan Szajkowski, page 429.
- ^ "Nudo submits Presidential candidate" Archived 2012-09-03 at archive.today, New Era, 16 October 2009.
- ^ Isaacs, Denver (7 November 2008). "Children die in fire at Chief Riruako's residence". The Namibian. allafrica.com.
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