%%title%% %%sep%% %%primary_category%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% %%sep%% Adolf Hitler Uunona, a Ompundja constituency councillor in the Oshana region, has removed the name ‘Hitler’ from his identity (ID) document.

Adolf Hitler Uunona, a Ompundja constituency councillor in the Oshana region, has removed the name ‘Hitler’ from his identity (ID) document.

He says he no longer wants to be known by his birth name.

Uunona has held his council seat since 2004, winning previous elections in 2015 and 2020 with a significant majority.

He has firmly distanced himself from Nazi ideology, saying his father named him without understanding the historical significance of the name.

In an interview with The Namibian on Wednesday, he said he prefers to go by the name ‘Adolf Uunona’ and says his name doesn’t reflect his character or ambitions.

  • Sunspear@piefed.socialEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I mean I assume if you’ve lived 30+ years with your given first name, usually it’s something that you associate with yourself a lot, why change it if that’s who you imagine yourself to be