SWANU

South West African National Union

*Südwestafrikanische Nationalunion* (German)
South West African National Union Südwestafrikanische Nationalunion (German)
Abbreviation	SWANU
President	Evilastus Kaaronda
Founder	Fanuel Kozonguizi
Founded	27 September 1959
Ideology	Democratic socialism
Political position	Left-wing
Colours	Red; Blue; Yellow; Green
Slogan	Patjii ngarikotoke -- Give the land back to people
Seats in the National Assembly	1 / 104
Seats in the National Council	0 / 42
Regional councillors	0 / 121
Local councillors	0 / 378
Pan-African Parliament	0 / 5
Party flag
Website
	www.swanu.org.na
	Politics of Namibia; Political parties; Elections;

The South West Africa National Union (SWANU) is a Namibian political party founded in 1959. Most of its members came from the Herero people, while fellow independence movement SWAPO was mostly an Ovambo party. The party's president is Evilastus Kaaronda.

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