Jesaya Nyamu (born 20 March 1942) is a Namibian politician.[1] A member of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), he was a high level member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) from 1964, when he fled into exile, until 2002, when he was expelled from the party for "disobedience".[2] He was a member of SWAPO's central committee from 1975 until his expulsion from the party in 2002. In 2007, he registered a new political party, the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) and was unanimously selected as the party's secretary general in 2008.[3] He was elected to the National Assembly of Namibia with RDP in the 2009 general election.
- ^ KlausDierks.com biographies I–Q
- ^ Former Swapo stalwart launches new political party Mail & Guardian, 18 November 2007
- ^ Hamutenya Elected RDP President New Era, 9 December 2008