Epinga

Epinga
settlement
Epinga
Location in Namibia
Coordinates: 17°25′0″S 16°25′0″E / 17.41667°S 16.41667°E / -17.41667; 16.41667
Country  Namibia
Region Ohangwena Region
Constituency Omundaungilo Constituency
Elevation[1] 3,652 ft (1,113 m)
Time zone UTC+1 (South African Standard Time)

Epinga is a village and a former Anglican mission in Ohangwena Region, Namibia. It belongs to the Omundaungilo electoral constituency and is part of the former Ovamboland bantustan. Notable residents include military commanders Julius Shaambeni Shilongo Mnyika[2] and Peter Mweshihange.[3] Artist John Muafangejo spent his teenage years at the village's Anglican mission station.[4]

On 30 January, 1972, it was the site of the murder of four worshippers of St. Luke's Church by South African authorities, witnessed by Bishop Colin Winter.[5]

References

  1. ↑ GeoNames: Epinga
  2. ↑ Julius Shaambeni Shilongo Mnyika: the guerilla fighter (1938 to 2003) New Era, August 17, 2010
  3. ↑ "Peter Mweshihange: Man of all seasons (1931 to 1998)". Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved 2010-11-09. New Era, 2 October 2009
  4. ↑ Sasman, Catherine (15 October 2010). "John Muafangejo: The Namibian artist (1943-1987)". New Era. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "Bodies in 1972 mass grave identified". Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved 2010-11-09. The Namibian, 24 September 2008
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