Also known as: Comrade Hishoono · Hishoono · Kanana · Kanana Hishoono · liberation hero · Matias Kanana Hishoono · the late Hishoono · late national liberation hero · late Hishoono · elder Hishoono · late Kanana Hishoono · Kanana Hishono · Hishono
Matias Kanana Hishoono — Swapo founding member and political adviser to founding presidents Sam Nujoma and Hifikepunye Pohamba, died January 2026 aged 89.
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has honoured the late Kanana Hishoono, an 89-year-old liberation struggle veteran and former Secretary of the Swapo Party Elders' Council, describing him as one of Namibia's most cherished icons and a source of wisdom. Hishoono will receive a State funeral on Saturday in Eenhana, with a State memorial service held in his honour.
21 January 2026 · New Era →
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has honoured the late Kanana Hishoono, an 89-year-old liberation struggle veteran and former Secretary of the Swapo Party Elders' Council, describing him as one of Namibia's most cherished icons and a source of wisdom. Hishoono will receive a State funeral on Saturday in Eenhana, with a State memorial service held in his honour.
21 January 2026 · New Era →
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has conferred a state funeral on liberation struggle veteran and Swapo stalwart Matias Kanana Hishoono, who died at age 89. Hishoono will be laid to rest at the Eenhana Heroes Shrine on 24 January, with memorial services held on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
20 January 2026 · The Namibian →
Kanana Hishoono, former secretary of the Swapo Party Elders' Council and a political advisor to founding presidents Sam Nujoma and Hifikepunye Pohamba, died on Wednesday evening. Described by liberation war colleagues and family as a dedicated fighter for independence who championed unity and fairness, Hishoono is survived by his wife and eight children.
16 January 2026 · New Era →
Kanana Hishoono, a longtime SWAPO revolutionary and political organizer who brought late President Hage Geingob into the party in 1962, died in Ondangwa aged 89. He served as Secretary of the SWAPO Party Elders' Council and political adviser to former President Sam Nujoma, earning recognition as a unifier and principled leader.
16 January 2026 · Informanté →
The SWAPO Party Youth League has paid tribute to veteran liberation activist and founding SWAPO member Kanana Hishoono, who died at Ondangwa Private Hospital in the Oshana Region. Hishoono was described as a fearless freedom fighter and foundational pillar of SWAPO who served as the party's first branch secretary in Tsumeb and later as secretary of the SWAPO Party Elders' Council, and played a historic role in recruiting the late President Hage Geingob as a party member in 1962.
15 January 2026 · Informanté →