John McNab (1934/1935 - 3 October 2020) was a Namibian politician who served as Rehoboth Baster captain from 1999 until 2020.[1]
Life and death
editJohn McNab was born around the Rehoboth area of South West Africa in 1934 or 1935. His grandfather was of Scottish descent, and was murdered in Waterberg in 1880.[2]
In 1971, McNab co-founded the Rehoboth Baster Association (RBA), alongside Ben Africa and Piet Junius. McNab remained with the RBA before leaving in 1977 to establish the Rehoboth Democratic Movement.[3][4] McNab was elected as Baster captain on 11 January 1999, with 40.8% of the vote, succeeding Hans Diergaardt.[5]
McNab signed the Rehoboth Baster community into the membership of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) on 17 May 2008.[5] In 2016, McNab was awarded the Afrikaans Language Board's Koker Award for his "continued struggle for the protection of Afrikaans in Namibia."[6] In 2018, McNab delegated office duties to Martin Dentlinger due to ill-health.[7]
On 3 October 2020, McNab died aged 82.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "UNPO: UNPO Mourns Death of Rehoboth Baster Leader John McNab". unpo.org. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ The commissions of W.C. Palgrave, special emissary to South West Africa, 1876-1885. E. L. P. Stals. Cape Town: Van Riebeeck Society. 1991. ISBN 0-620-16079-9. OCLC 26648260.
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- ^ Diserks, Klaus. "Chronology 119". www.klausdierks.com. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ a b Zandberg, Jeroen (2013-05-11). Rehoboth Griqua Atlas. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-4452-7242-9.
- ^ Koerant, Republikein-Jou Land, Jou Taal, Jou; Lamprecht, Henriette (2016-11-22). "Kaptein John McNab vereer". Republikein (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 2022-03-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Sun, Namibian; Reporter, Staff (2018-03-13). "Baster community meeting derails". Namibian Sun. Retrieved 2022-03-17.