Policarpus Gaddafi Haindongo

Policarpus Haindongo (born 02 February 1957 in Oukwanyama, South West Africa (now Ohangwena Region)) was a guerrilla freedom fighter and commander during the years of the South African Apartheid regime. He was integrated into the Namibian Defence Force with a rank of a lieutenant on 07 June 1990 after Namibia's independence on 21 March 1990.
Birth
Gaddafi was originally born as Hidipo Nghishiilenapo Haindongo on the 2nd February 1957 in a small village in northern Namibia, known as Oshomukwiyu located 4km south of Ohalushu in the Ohangwena region. He was born by father Nghishiilenapo Haindongo ya Jambulu,who was a farm labourer at Abenab, in the Grootfontein district during the South African apartheid era and mother Johanna Namadhila ya Nujoma. He was baptized and named Policarpus, in short Polly, after his uncle and Godfather Polly Kaukungwa in the Ohalushu Congregation, dominion Evangelical Lutheran church. Both Gaddafi’s father and mother died in 1969 and 1994 respectively.<Biographies></ref>http://lm.icbl.org/index.php/publications/display?url=lm/2001/namibia/ Major Hidipo Haindongo-Commander at Bagani
Basic Education
Polly started his primary school from 1965 to mid-1969 at Oshekasheka which is about 6km south of Ohalushu. His father passed away in the autumn of 1969, and he subsequently moved to the homestead of Uncle Setson Kamati “Lenga” Kaukungwa in Ohalushu. Who then called him Katuukula, a name which he later became known by.
He continued his primary school at Ohalushu until 1974.
Life into Exile
On the 17th September 1974, during school holiday, Gadaffi and 4 other young Namibians decided to leave South West Africa and join SWAPO(South West Africa People Organisation) abroad, the national liberation movement at the time. On the same day, amongst them where his two cousins Libolly and Bonny Haufiku. On that same day they set out on foot and crossed Namibia’s northern border at Oshikango into Angola. Several days later after a long journey on foot, accompanied by three SWAPO combatants, he arrived in Yuka village, situated in western Zambia.
At that moment, he decided to become an armed freedom fighter of SWAPO. Without any delays, he was taken to Oshatotwa Camp No.2, SAWPO’s guerilla training camp in Singalamwe region, also in western Zambia.
Guerilla Training

On the 25th October 1974, Polly arrived in Oshatotwa No-2, and was given a uniform the next day, along with the start of his training. The beginning of his military career, his training involved Basic Military Guerilla Training activities as well as base building activities. A few days later, he was appointed as a section leader in the Pioneers and Youth Detachment. While the Youth Detachment commander was Libolly Haufiku, the cousin whom he went in exile with.
By early September 1975, he was sent to Tanzania for advanced guerilla Infantry Tactics and Basic Leadership activities among the guerilla detachment. This was run by instructors from the People’s Republic of China, at Kongwa Freedom Training Camp. Before they commenced with training he was appointed as deputy platoon commander until early March of 1976 when they have successfully completed the training without wavering.
On the 5th March 1976, Polly left Tanzania for Angola by air. He arrived in Luanda by midnight of the same day, and then four days later proceeded further to Huambo. Two months later they started moving southwards to liaise with People Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) bases at the front.
On the front, by early June 1976 while deployed in PLAN Commanding post, he was involved in Artillery Training and became a member of 122.4 mm GP Rocket Launcher Artillery. Few months later, he was sent to the Northern Front, as part of Artillery Unit reinforcement. By early January 1977, he was recalled off from the front, and went to attend an artillery reconnaissance Specialist Course at Tobias Hainyeko Training Centre in Lubango, Angola.
By nearly the end of the February 1977, he was sent to the northwestern front which became his home front throughout his life in exile. He started with Ground Force (GF) detachment, where he was so soon appointed as detachment Staff Director of Operation, coordination and information. By August of the same year, he was transferred from borderline to the front Headquarter Vietnam, where he was given his qualification post of Artillery Reconnaissance Leader in the 122.4mm GP battery, the post he served until early 1980.
More specialization course, by April 1980 Polly was sent to Union of Soviet Socialist Republic(USSR) for 122.4mm GP battery or battalion commander specialization and other military aspect course, until early September 1980.
On the 27th September 1980, Polly returned to the northwestern front headquarter, from the USSR. Few months later, he was appointed as Front Artillery Reconnaissance Commander, the post he served until early September 1984. Amidst 1984, he was appointed as an Artillery post in charge, otherwise known as Battery commander. Concurrently, he was constantly working at the front as Chief Instructor in the Artillery Department, whilst at regional level appointed as Front Commanding Post (FCP) Officer in-charge.
More Senior Leadership, by early 1985 I was awarded a scholarship to study in Europe, in the former GDR known as East Germany, for Party Leadership study in Rostock until mid-June 1986. By early November 1986, He was given a post of Regional Chief of Artillery (RCA) of the North Western Front (NWF), the post he has served until the end of the armed liberation struggle in 1989, when they came back home to Namibia as victors.
He was thus repatriated home on the 26th of July 1989 to Windhoek, Namibia by air from Luanda.
Marriage
On the 17th October 1987, Polly got married to Christiana Ngowina Nepolo, also known by her combat name of Chiefly in Lubango and their marriage was blessed with 3 sons namely, Steven Shapwa Pameni-so named after Ambassador Steven Shapua Kaukungua; Erastus Hanganeni Haindongo and William Penda Hailonga. Furthermore, the lord had blessed him with a daughter Patema Mara, and sons David Homateni and Michael Pandeni. Polly had initially settled in Okahandja after independence then later moved to Grootfontein. He then moved to Okahandja and bought his permanent residential home in 1992. There house in which he stayed with his relatives.
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