A MASS grave at Ondeshifiilwa in the Ohangwena Region is to be declared a national monument.
The National Monuments Council took the decision last year and it was supported by Cabinet at its meeting on August 24. On April 1 1989, Peoples Liberation Army of Namibian (PLAN) combatants were killed by South African forces.They were later buried in a mass grave at Ondeshifiilwa in the Engela Constituency.The site has been under the care of Swapo and a tombstone has already been built.The National Monuments Council decided that the site deserved a national character.On April 1 1989, Peoples Liberation Army of Namibian (PLAN) combatants were killed by South African forces.They were later buried in a mass grave at Ondeshifiilwa in the Engela Constituency.The site has been under the care of Swapo and a tombstone has already been built.The National Monuments Council decided that the site deserved a national character.
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