Hadino Timothy Hishongwa (10 April 1943 – 31 August 2023) was a Namibia politician, diplomat, parliamentarian, and a founding member of SWAPO.
Life and career Hadino Hishongwa was born on 10 April 1943 in Odibo in Ovamboland, South West Africa (today the Ohangwena Region of Namibia). He was a cousin of Namibia's 2nd president Hifikepunye Pohamba.
During the Namibian War of Independence Hishongwa was SWAPO's chief representative to Scandinavia, West Germany and Austria from 1977 to 1983.Nordic Documentation on the Liberation Struggles in Southern Africa LiberationAfrica.se Hishongwa was appointed deputy minister of Labour and Manpower Development upon independence of Namibia in 1990. In 1995 he was transferred to the Youth and Sport ministry, again as deputy minister. He held this position until 2005.
Hishongwa was a member of the National Assembly of Namibia with SWAPO from the constituent assembly in 1989 until the conclusion of the 3rd National Assembly in 2005. After that Hishongwa was appointed High Commissioner to neighbouring Botswana.Hishongwa hits out at ‘newcomers’ The Namibian, 1 December 2008 In April 2011, he was replaced in Botswana by the former ambassador to South Africa, Philemon Kambala.Mbuende, Hishongwa recalled Windhoek Observer, 16 April 2011
On Heroes' Day 2014, he was conferred the Excellent Order of the Eagle, First Class.
Hishongwa was married to fellow SWAPO activist Ndeutala Angolo, with whom he had two children. He died on 1 September 2023, at the age of 80Geingob extends message of condolences to family of late Ambassador Hishongwa and was buried at Eenhana Memorial Shrine on 16 September 2023.Senior Headman Hadino Hishongwa passes on
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Interview with Hadino Hishongwa by Tor Sellström within the project Nordic Documentation on the Liberation Struggle in Southern Africa - dated 15 March 1995