SWAPO Democrats

SWAPO Democrats

The SWAPO Democrats (SWAPO-D) was a political party formed from a break within the South West Africa People's Organization. Formed in Sweden on 10 June, 1978, the party was led by former leading SWAPO members Andreas Shipanga (President), Kenneth Abrahams, Ottile Abrahams (Secretary-General), and Emil Appolus [ [http://www.namibian.com.na/2005/May/national/05B5D2BE01.html Veteran Namibian politician Appolus dies] in The Namibian, 30 May, 2005] was formed in response to a major party split within SWAPO which resulted in the forced detention of Shipanga and Solomon Mfifma during the 1975-76 SWAPO crisis.cite book|last=Sellström|first=Tor|year=1999|title=Sweden and National Liberation in Southern Africa|pages=325]

SWAPO-D were generally seen by SWAPO as traitors and collaborators with the apartheid regime. In the mid-1980's SWAPO-D joined the Transitional Government, in which all parties swore an allegiance to the Republic of South Africa. In the 1989 elections, SWAPO-D failed to win a seat, obtaining 3,161 votes and was disbanded.

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