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| | Namibia Government 1989 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ... |
 | | Type: former German colony of South-West Africa mandated to South Africa by League of Nations in 1920; UN formally ended South Africa's mandate on 27 October 1966, but South Africa has retained administrative control |
 | | Leader: @m5Head of Government South African Administrator General Louis A. (since 30 May 1985); note--South Africa's mandate to administer South West Africa (name changed to Namibia in June 1968), was ended by the UN General Assembly in October 1966; however South Africa is still in occupation of the territory |
 | | Other political or pressure groups: South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), led by Sam Nujoma, maintains a foreign-based guerrilla movement; is predominantly Ovambo but has some influence among other tribes; is the only Namibian group recognized by the UN General Assembly and the Organization of African Unity |
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