# Eric Biwa

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{{Short description|Namibian politician (born 1953)}}
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'''Eric Biwa''' (born 8 May 1953 in [Vaalgras](/source/Vaalgras), [ǁKaras Region](/source/%C7%81Karas_Region)) is a former [Namibia](/source/Namibia)n politician with the [Patriotic Unity Movement](/source/Patriotic_Unity_Movement_(Namibia)) (PUM), a party which was a member of the [United Democratic Front](/source/United_Democratic_Front_(Namibia)) (UDF).<ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/200909281384.html Elections 2009 - UDF, the Undying Old Hors] New Era via AllAfrica.com, 28 September 2009.</ref>

==Pre-independence==
A former combatant in the [Namibian War of Independence](/source/Namibian_War_of_Independence) with [SWAPO](/source/SWAPO)'s [armed wing](/source/People's_Liberation_Army_of_Namibia), Biwa was one of many alleged spies detained near [Lubango](/source/Lubango), [Angola](/source/Angola) in the 1980s.<ref>[http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=3882 Namibia's Wall of Silence] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506171026/http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=3882 |date=2016-05-06 }} review by [Lauren Dobell](/source/Lauren_Dobell), Southern Africa Report, July 1996</ref> Biwa founded the PUM in July 1989 ahead of the [1989 elections](/source/1989_Namibian_parliamentary_election) and immediately led the party into the UDF alliance.<ref>[http://www.klausdierks.com/Chronology/131.htm Chronology: 1989] KlausDierks.com</ref> Biwa was a member of the [National Assembly of Namibia](/source/National_Assembly_of_Namibia) from its founding as the [Constituent Assembly](/source/Constituent_Assembly_of_Namibia) prior to independence in 1989 until his resignation in 2003. He was replaced by [Gustaphine Tjombe](/source/Gustaphine_Tjombe).<ref>[http://www.nid.org.na/view_book_entry.php?book_id=169 Gustaphine Tjombe] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611180731/http://www.nid.org.na/view_book_entry.php?book_id=169 |date=2011-06-11 }} Namibia Institute for Democracy, 2008</ref>

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