Agnes Limbo
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Agnes Mundia Limbo is a Namibia
n politician. A member of the Rally for Democracy and Progress
(RDP), she was named the Deputy Secretary of the party at their founding conference in December 2008. She was elected to the National Assembly of Namibia
with RDP in the 2009 general election.
in 1974 until her resignation in 2007. In 1975, she fled to the Oshatowa refugee camp in Zambia, where she officially joined SWAPO. She received military training in exile before studying in the United Kingdom
. In the run-up to Namibia's independence in 1989, Limbo was one of hundreds of Namibian exiles who returned to the country. She held various positions in the SWAPO-led government until her resignation in 2007 to join RDP. In September 2010, Limbo and 8 other opposition politicians were sworn-in as members of the National Assembly following a six month boycott due to electoral irregularities in the 2009 election.
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. A member of the Rally for Democracy and Progress
Rally for Democracy and Progress (Namibia)
The Rally for Democracy and Progress is an opposition political party in Namibia. It was launched on November 17 2007 under the leadership of Hidipo Hamutenya and Jesaya Nyamu, both former leading members of the ruling SWAPO party and cabinet ministers. Hamutenya had unsuccessfully sought the SWAPO...
(RDP), she was named the Deputy Secretary of the party at their founding conference in December 2008. She was elected to 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...
with RDP in the 2009 general election.
Career
Limbo was a member of SWAPO from an early encounter with SWAPO exile leaders in ZambiaZambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
in 1974 until her resignation in 2007. In 1975, she fled to the Oshatowa refugee camp in Zambia, where she officially joined SWAPO. She received military training in exile before studying in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. In the run-up to Namibia's independence in 1989, Limbo was one of hundreds of Namibian exiles who returned to the country. She held various positions in the SWAPO-led government until her resignation in 2007 to join RDP. In September 2010, Limbo and 8 other opposition politicians were sworn-in as members of the National Assembly following a six month boycott due to electoral irregularities in the 2009 election.