Kuaima Riruako

Kuaima Isaac Riruako (24 April 1935[1] – 2 June 2014) was a Namibian politician and the paramount chief of the Herero people.

[2] Riruako was born into the Tjamuaha-Maharero royal family on 24 April 1935 in the settlement of Otjewe in the Aminuis Constituency.

[citation needed] He is said to have foretold the assassination of Hendrik Verwoerd in 1966, and a further revelation allegedly saved his life when he was left for dead on the uninhabited Zambian Mombova Island.

[3] Riruako was a member of the Constitutional Council from 1986 to 1987 and was first elected to the National Assembly of Namibia as a candidate of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) in 1994.

[citation needed] After more than a month in ICU for high blood pressure, Riruako died on 2 June 2014 in Windhoek.