Frans Indongo
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Frans Aupa Indongo is a Namibia
n businessman and former politician.
. In 1961, he opened a small shop in Omusimboti, Oshana which eventually allowed him to open a chain of supermarkets across the country. Indongo owns a large number of properties across Namibia, including prominent locations in Swakopmund
, Tsumeb
, Walvis Bay
, Otjiwarongo
and Windhoek
as well as holdings in the sugar and fishing industries.
, which became part of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance following the completion of the Turnhalle Constitutional Conference
in 1977. At the Turnhalle Conference, Indongo was an important member of the Ovamboland
delegation. He was Minister of Economic Affairs in the Owambo legislative assembly from 1975 and from 1980 a Minister in the Owambo Second Tier Representative Authority. In 1982, he was a founding member of the Christian Democratic Action for Social Justice
, led by Peter Kalangula
. He resigned from politics in the late 1980s to manage his business affairs.
. In 2003, a street was named after him in downtown Windhoek.
Indongo owns Etango Complex in Oshakati, the highest standard buildings in northern 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...
n businessman and former politician.
Business career
Indongo opened his first business, which made bricks, in the late 1950s. With the profits from that business, he bought sewing equipment for cloth making, which he sold in OranjemundOranjemund
Oranjemund is a town of 4,000 inhabitants situated in the extreme southwest of Namibia, on the northern bank of the Orange River mouth. It exists to service the diamond industry....
. In 1961, he opened a small shop in Omusimboti, Oshana which eventually allowed him to open a chain of supermarkets across the country. Indongo owns a large number of properties across Namibia, including prominent locations in Swakopmund
Swakopmund
Swakopmund is a city on the coast of northwestern Namibia, west of Windhoek, Namibia's capital. It is the capital of the Erongo administrative district. As a seaside resort, the weather is cooler here in December to January so the territorial administration moves to Swakopmund for these months...
, Tsumeb
Tsumeb
Tsumeb is a city of 15,000 inhabitants and the largest town in Oshikoto region in northern Namibia. Tsumeb is the home of the world-famous Tsumeb mine, and the "gateway to the north" of Namibia. It is the closest town to the Etosha National Park...
, Walvis Bay
Walvis Bay
Walvis Bay , is a city in Namibia and the name of the bay on which it lies...
, Otjiwarongo
Otjiwarongo
Otjiwarongo is a city of 20,000 inhabitants in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It is the district capital of the Otjiwarongo electoral constituency and also the capital of Otjozondjupa....
and Windhoek
Windhoek
Windhoek is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level. The 2001 census determined Windhoek's population was 233,529...
as well as holdings in the sugar and fishing industries.
Political career
Indongo entered politics in the 1970s as a leading member of the National Democratic PartyNational Democratic Party (Namibia)
The National Democratic Party was a political party in Namibia. It was formed in 1973 as the Ovamboland Independence Party by Silas Ipumbu. It took the name NDP to contest the elections to the Ovambo Legislative Assembly. The party's base was amongst the Ovambo people....
, which became part of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance following the completion of the Turnhalle Constitutional Conference
Turnhalle Constitutional Conference
The Turnhalle Constitutional Conference was a controversial conference held in Windhoek between 1975 and 1977, tasked with the development of a constitution for a self-governed Namibia under South African control...
in 1977. At the Turnhalle Conference, Indongo was an important member of the Ovamboland
Ovamboland
Ovamboland was the name given by English-speaking visitors to the land occupied by the Ovambo people in what is now northern Namibia and southern Angola...
delegation. He was Minister of Economic Affairs in the Owambo legislative assembly from 1975 and from 1980 a Minister in the Owambo Second Tier Representative Authority. In 1982, he was a founding member of the Christian Democratic Action for Social Justice
Christian Democratic Action for Social Justice
The Christian Democratic Action for Social Justice was a political party in Namibia.It was founded in 1982 through a split in the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance...
, led by Peter Kalangula
Peter Kalangula
Peter Tanyangenge Kalangula was a Namibian political and religious leader.-Biography:Peter Kalangula was born at Omafo in Ohangwena Region, Ovamboland on 12 March, 1926 and after studying at St Mary's School, Odibo trained as a teacher through correspondence. In 1966 he began theological studies...
. He resigned from politics in the late 1980s to manage his business affairs.
Honours
In 2001, Indongo received an honorary doctorate in business administration from the University of NamibiaUniversity of Namibia
The University of Namibia is the national university of Namibia, located in the Pioneers Park district of Windhoek. Established by an act of National Assembly on 31 August 1992, UNAM includes Colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economics & Management Science Education, Humanities and...
. In 2003, a street was named after him in downtown Windhoek.
Indongo owns Etango Complex in Oshakati, the highest standard buildings in northern Namibia.