| Intro | Namibian church leader | ||
| Was | Priest | ||
| From | Namibia | ||
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Religion |
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| Gender | male | ||
| Birth |
25 September 1908, Oniipa, Namibia |
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| Death |
1983, Onandjokwe State Hospital, Namibia |
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| Star sign | Libra | ||
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Leonard Nangolo Auala (25 September 1908 – 4 December, 1983) was a Namibian Lutheran Church leader.
Early life
Auala was born in Ondangua, Oshana Region, near Oniipa. He was raised by Lutheran missionaries from Finland. He went to primary school in Oniipa before going to Augustineum, Okahandja, and theological training in Elim, Namibia, and Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Career
Auala was the first Namibian bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN), a member of the Lutheran World Federation. He lived most of his life under South African rule. As a prominent religious leader for both the Ovambo people and other groups across Namibia, Auala met regularly with the South Africans to discuss issues like contract labour and other facets of apartheid. A member of the South West Africa People’s Organization, he received threats and harassment from the South African occupiers.