- Justus Garoëb
Justus Garoëb (born
16 December 1942 [http://www.parliament.gov.na/ims/pub/biodatadetail.asp?e=66&i=425 CV at Parliament website] .] ) is aNamibia n traditional leader and politician. He became Chief of Damara in 1982 and founded the United Democratic Front (UDF) in 1989. He was a staunch opponent of South African rule and led the oppositionalNamibia National Front in the late 1970s.Garoëb was born in Omaruru,
Erongo Region . In 1982, he became the Paramount Chief and Acting King of the Damara, and he has been King of the Damara since 1994. He has also been the President of the UDF since 1989. Immediately prior to independence, he was a UDF member of the Constituent Assembly, which was in place from November 1989 to March 1990, [ [http://www.parliament.gov.na/ims/pub/getindivs.asp?e=65&en=Constituent%20Assembly%20of%20Namibia%20November%201989%20-%20March%201990 List of members of the Constituent Assembly] , parliament.gov.na.] and he has been a member of the National Assembly since 1990.He has stood for the presidency on two occasions. In 1999 he placed fourth with 3.02% of the vote, and in 2004 he placed fifth with 3.83% of the vote. [ [http://www.eisa.org.za/PDF/eu200403nam.pdf "ELECTION UPDATE 2004, NAMIBIA"] , EISA report, number 3, December 10, 2004, page 9.] In
Kunene Region , he received 22.5 % of the vote.References
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