What is South West Africa National Union?
{{distinguish|South West Africa People’s Organisation{{!}}SWAPO}} {{Infobox political party | name = South West African National Union | native_name = | logo = | logo_size = 150px | colorcode = {{party color|SWANU}} | leader = | president = [[Charles Katjivirue]] | chairperson = | secretary_general = Sam Tjikuzu | spokesperson = | founded = 27 September 1959 | ideology = {{Nowrap|[[Democratic socialism]]}} | headquarters = | international = | website = {{url|www.swanu.org.na}} | country = Namibia | abbreviation = SWANU | founder = [[Fanuel Kozonguizi]] | dissolved = | colours = {{Color box|#D21034|border=darkgray}} Red<br /> {{Color box|Blue|border=darkgray}} Blue<br /> {{Color box|#FFCE00|border=darkgray}} Yellow<br />{{Color box|#009543|border=darkgray}} Green | merger = | split = | predecessor = | merged = | successor = | newspaper = | student_wing = | youth_wing = | membership = | membership_year = | position = [[Left-wing politics|Left-wing]] | national = | slogan = Patjii ngarikotoke -- Give the land back to people | symbol = | flag = File:Flag of South West African National Union.svg | footnotes = | seats3_title = | wing2 = | affiliation1_title = | affiliation1 = | wing2_title = | blank1_title = | blank1 = | blank2_title = | blank2 = | blank3_title = | blank3 = | seats1_title = | seats3 = | seats1 = | seats4_title = | seats4 = | seats5_title = | seats5 = | wing1 = | wing1_title = | leader1_name = | leader1_title = | seats2 = | wing3_title = | seats2_title = | wing3 = }} The '''South West Africa National Union''' is a [[Namibia]]n [[political party]] founded in 1959. Most of its members came from the Herero people, while [[SWAPO]] was mostly an Ovambo party. The [[president]] of the party is Charles Katjivirue. ==Politics== SWANU advocated for interventionism to bring land reform. It also criticised the Ministry of Lands and Resettlement for allegedly resettling politicians on land acquired for redistribution instead of the poor. It also called for greater p