Adolf Hitler Uunona, a longtime local politician in northern Namibia, has secured re-election in the Ompundja constituency of the Oshana region.

But it is not his political success that has made headlines—it is his name.

The veteran councilor, who has served the community since 2004, won Wednesday’s vote by a wide margin, though official tallies from Namibia’s Electoral Commission have yet to be released.

Uunona, a member of the governing South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO), has long acknowledged the controversy surrounding his given name.

This week, he confirmed to The Namibian that he has formally removed “Hitler” from his official identity documents and now prefers to be known publicly as Adolf Uunona.

“My name is not Adolf Hitler. I am Adolf Uunona,” he said. “I ha

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