Dawid Bezuidenhout
Dawid Bezuidenhout (7 September 1935, in Keetmanshoop – 7 August 1998, in Windhoek) was a teacher and politician in South West Africa (now Namibia).[1]
A teacher by profession, Bezuidenhout entered politics in South West Africa in 1959 as the founding vice president of the . In 1985, Bezuidenhout became the minister of transport of the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGNU), a puppet government of South Africa prior to Namibia's independence. The TGNU chairmanship operated under a quarterly rotational system, and Bezuidenhout was named the first chairman of the TGNU as transport minister. In 1987 he chaired the TNGU again for 3 months.[2] Then a member of the Namibia's Labour Party, Bezuidenhout eventually became a founding member of the United Democratic Front from 1989 to 1995.
Dawid Bezuidenhout High School in Khomasdal is named after him.[3][4]
Bezuidenhout retired from politics in 1995 and died on 7 August 1998 in Windhoek.
References[]
- ^ Biography KlausDierks.com
- ^ List of TGNU leaders worldstatesmen.org
- ^ Brigshaw High School
- ^ Dawid Bezuidenhout High School page
- 1935 births
- 1998 deaths
- People from Keetmanshoop
- Coloured Namibian people
- United Democratic Front (Namibia) politicians
- South West African Labour Party politicians
- Namibian politician stubs