Epinga
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| Country | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia |
| Region | Ohangwena Region |
| Constituency | Omundaungilo Constituency |
| Elevation | 3,652 ft (1,113 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (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
[edit | edit source]- ^ GeoNames: Epinga
- ^ Julius Shaambeni Shilongo Mnyika: the guerilla fighter (1938 to 2003) New Era, August 17, 2010
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). New Era, 2 October 2009
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). The Namibian, 24 September 2008
