John McNab
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[edit]
John 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.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "BIOGRAPHIES OF NAMIBIAN PERSONALITIESin alphabetical order". www.klausdierks.com. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ 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.