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Odibo is a village in the north of Namibia close to the Angolan border known for its Anglican mission ''St Mary''. It belongs to the Oshikango electoral constituency in the Ohangwena Region. Odibo is also an Archdeaconry in the Diocese of Namibia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Archdeaconry of Odibo )〕 Odibo is situated on top of a large underground water reservoir. Cracks in the soil and in stone structures are attributed to this. The village Headman is Charles Namoloh, Namibia's Minister of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development. ==History== St Mary's Mission in Odibo was established in August 1924 by George Tobias, Nelson Fogarty, and Reverend R White, Anglican priest that had the task of setting up a mission in northern Ovamboland.〔 The tree where they camped before starting their work is today known as ''Tobias' Tree''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Inventory: AB934 – George Wolfe Robert Tobias Papers 1882–1970 )〕 The mission eventually comprised a church, a hospital, and the St Mary Mission School, a high school and seminary. St Mary Mission School operated until 1979 when it was closed by the South African colonial administration. Several notable people attended this school, including human rights activist and Bishop James Kauluma,〔(James Kauluma: A warrior for justice (1933 to 2007) ) ''New Era'', 12 February 2010〕 National Council member Michael Hishikushitja, People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) commander Peter Mweshihange, National Assembly member and Bishop of Ovamboland Peter Kalangula and Minister of Foreign Affairs Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. During the Namibian War of Independence the seminary was bombed in 1981 by the South African Defence Force. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Odibo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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