- Nora Schimming-Chase
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Nora Schimming-Chase (born 1 December 1940 in Windhoek) is a Namibian politician. A member of the Congress of Democrats, Schimming-Chase has been a member of the National Assembly of Namibia since 2000. Prior to joining the NA with the opposition CoD, Schimming-Chase was a long time diplomat in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She was a teacher and the South West African National Union representative in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 1974-1978. She was Namibia's ambassador to Germany from 1992-1996 and Austria from 1994-1996.[1]
Personal
Schimming-Chase is the daughter of Otto Schimming, the first Black teacher in Namibia and early independence activist.[2]
References
- ^ Nora Schimming-Chase from the Namibia Institute for Democracy
- ^ Otto Schimming: A self-made man (1908 to 2005) New Era, 22 October 2010
Categories:- 1940 births
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