SWAPO Party

Summary

SWAPO Party is a political party^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of political_party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,534 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• SWAPO Party was a member of Socialist International^[3].
• SWAPO Party is in the country of Namibia^[4].
• SWAPO Party's instance of is recorded as political party^[5].
• SWAPO Party's founder is recorded as Andimba Toivo ya Toivo^[6].
• SWAPO Party's founder is recorded as Sam Nujoma^[7].
• SWAPO Party's headquarters location is recorded as Windhoek^[8].
• SWAPO Party's Commons category is recorded as SWAPO^[9].
• SWAPO Party's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as F0001C^[10].
• SWAPO Party's chairperson is recorded as Sam Nujoma^[11].
• SWAPO Party's chairperson is recorded as Hifikepunye Pohamba^[12].
• April 19, 1960 marks the founding of SWAPO Party^[13].
• SWAPO Party's location of formation is recorded as Windhoek^[14].
• SWAPO Party's official website is recorded as http://www.swapoparty.org.na/^[15].
• SWAPO Party's topic's main category is recorded as Category:SWAPO^[16].
• SWAPO Party's political ideology is recorded as democratic socialism^[17].
• SWAPO Party's political ideology is recorded as left-wing nationalism^[18].
• SWAPO Party's political ideology is recorded as anti-imperialism^[19].
• SWAPO Party's political ideology is recorded as social democracy^[20].
• SWAPO Party's political ideology is recorded as African nationalism^[21].
• SWAPO Party's political alignment is recorded as centre-left^[22].
• SWAPO Party's political alignment is recorded as left-wing^[23].
• SWAPO Party's number of seats in assembly is recorded as {'amount': '+63'}^[24].
• SWAPO Party's number of seats in assembly is recorded as {'amount': '+28'}^[25].
• SWAPO Party's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'South-West Africa’s Peoples Organization'}^[26].
• SWAPO Party's position held by head of the organization is recorded as President of SWAPO^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Andimba Toivo ya Toivo^[6] and Sam Nujoma^[7]. April 19, 1960 marks the founding of SWAPO Party^[13]. Its location of formation is recorded as Windhoek^[14].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Sam Nujoma^[11], a politician^[28], 1929–2025^[29], of Namibia^[30], awarded the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize^[31] and Hifikepunye Pohamba^[12], a politician^[32], b. 1935^[33], of Namibia^[34], awarded the Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership^[35].

Operations

SWAPO Party's headquarters location is recorded as Windhoek^[8].

Why It Matters

SWAPO Party ranks in the top 3% of political_party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,534 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]