# Peter Nambundunga

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{{Short description|Namibian military commander (1947–2019)}}
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| name               = Petrus Kagadhinwa Nambundunga
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| birth_date         = {{Birth date|df=yes|1947|06|03}}
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|2019|01|14|1947|06|03}}
| birth_place        = [Onesi](/source/Onesi), [Onesi Constituency](/source/Onesi_Constituency), [Namibia](/source/Namibia) <br /> <small> (then [South West Africa](/source/South_West_Africa), [South Africa](/source/Union_of_South_Africa))</small>
| death_place        = [Ongwediva](/source/Ongwediva)
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| nickname           = Cosmos
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| branch             = Namibian Army
| service_years      = 1975-2011
| rank               = 10px[Major General](/source/Major_General)
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*Army Commander
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| battles            = [Namibian War of Independence](/source/Namibian_War_of_Independence)
                  [Second Congo War](/source/Second_Congo_War)
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*Most distinguished order of Namibia First Class
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Major General '''Petrus "Peter" Kagadhinwa Nambundunga''' (3 June 1947, [Onesi Constituency](/source/Onesi_Constituency) – 14 January 2019, [Ongwediva](/source/Ongwediva))<ref name=family>{{Cite news | last=Shaanika | first=Helvy | title=Nambundunga the disciplinarian, family man and writer | newspaper=[New Era](/source/New_Era_(Namibia)) | date=19 January 2020 | url=https://neweralive.na/posts/nambundunga-the-disciplinarian-family-man-and-writer}}</ref> was a [Namibia](/source/Namibia)n military commander. Nambundunga was appointed the commander of the army in 2005, replacing [Martin Shalli](/source/Martin_Shalli) when he was promoted to chief of the [Namibian Defence Force](/source/Namibian_Defence_Force) (NDF).

==Early life and exile==
Nambundunga was born as one of nine children of Reverend Paavo Nambundunga on 3 June 1947 in [Onesi](/source/Onesi) in the [Onesi Constituency](/source/Onesi_Constituency) in [Ovamboland](/source/Ovamboland) (today [Omusati Region](/source/Omusati_Region)). He completed school at [Oshigambo High School](/source/Oshigambo_High_School) and then moved to [Windhoek](/source/Windhoek), where he worked at the [South African Broadcasting Corporation](/source/South_African_Broadcasting_Corporation) (SABC). He also took up writing, and a well-known book, ''"Kandali nookuume ke"'', was published.<ref name=family/>

Nambundunga went into exile in 1974<ref name=family/> and received military training at [Kongwa](/source/Kongwa), [Tanzania](/source/Tanzania), he later was appointed  Chief Instructor there,  through the ranks of the [People's Liberation Army of Namibia](/source/People's_Liberation_Army_of_Namibia) (PLAN) during the [Namibian War of Independence](/source/Namibian_War_of_Independence), occupying various posts until independence. He fought under the [nom de guerre](/source/nom_de_guerre) "Cosmos".<ref name=bio>[http://209.88.21.55/opencms/opencms/grnnet/GRNNews/grnnews/2005/january/modules/news/news_0001.html?uri=/grnnet/GRNNews/grnnews/2005/january/index.html Government of the Republic of Namibia news]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} January 31, 2005</ref>

==Career==
Upon independence, PLAN and the [South West African Territorial Force](/source/South_West_African_Territorial_Force) (SWATF) merged to form the [Namibia Defence Force](/source/Namibia_Defence_Force) (NDF) and Nambundunga was given the rank of [colonel](/source/colonel) and appointed Director of Logistics, after which he served as Chief of Staff Personnel. Between 1999 and 2000 he was a commissioner on the Joint Military Commission which oversaw the ceasefire and peace process in [DRC](/source/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo). In 2000, he was appointed to the rank of [Major General](/source/Major_General) and appointed NDF [Chief of Staff](/source/Chief_of_Staff) in the CDF's office.<ref name=bio/> In 2005 he was appointed Namibian Army Commander till he retired in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Tribute in honour of the late Maj Gen (RTD) Peter Nambundunga | url=https://mod.gov.na/documents/264813/432646/nambundunga.pdf/88bb7221-5253-4ae5-aa6c-4ad627c22218 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226185201/http://www.mod.gov.na/documents/264813/432646/nambundunga.pdf/88bb7221-5253-4ae5-aa6c-4ad627c22218 | archive-date=2019-02-26 | access-date=2021-12-22 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Between 2009 and January 2011, Nambundunga was Acting Chief of the NDF, while Shalli was suspended on allegations of fraud.<ref>
{{cite news
|title=President Pohamba fires Lieutenant-General Martin Shalli as Chief of NDF
|publisher=[Namibian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Namibian_Broadcasting_Corporation)
|date=20 January 2011
|url=http://www.nbc.com.na/article.php?id=5056
|access-date=25 January 2011
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720142304/http://www.nbc.com.na/article.php?id=5056
|archive-date=20 July 2011
|url-status=dead
|df=dmy-all
}}
</ref>

==Honours and decorations==
* Most distinguished order of Namibia First Class
* x18px Mandume Ya Ndemufayo Operation Medal
* x18px NDF Commendation Medal
* x18px Army Ten Years Service Medal
* x18px Army Twenty Years Service Medal
* x18px Campaign Medal

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| before = [Martin Shalli](/source/Martin_Shalli)
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| title = [Namibian Army](/source/Namibian_Army) Commander
| years = 2005{{snd}}2011
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| after = [John Mutwa](/source/John_Mutwa)
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==References==
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Category:Namibian writers
Category:Members of SWAPO
Category:People's Liberation Army of Namibia personnel
Category:Namibian expatriates in Tanzania

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