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Reverend Theophilus Hingashikuka Hamutumbangela (1917 - 1990) was a Namibia anti-Apartheid activist, priest and leading international promoter of Namibian independence 〔http://www.dacb.org/stories/namibia/hamutumbangela_theofilus.html〕 For his efforts regarding the Namibian War of Independence, he has a prominent Railway Station named after him in Oshikango,〔http://www.informante.web.na/node/10288〕〔Buys, G. L. & Nambala, S. V. V. 2003. History of the Church in Namibia 1805 - 1990, an Introduction. Windhoek: Gamsberg Macmillan, Namibia Research Institute〕 he worked alongside British Anti-apartheid activist Reverend Michael Scott. ==Early life== Reverend Theophilus Hingashikuka Hamutumbangela was born in 1917, at Onghala in the Ohangwena region, where he spent his childhood. In 1934 (at the age of 17) he went to boarding school at St. Mary's mission at Odibo. He was closely associated with St. Mary's mission for many years, first as a learner and later as teacher in the mission school. After Bishop Tobias visited St. Mary's mission in August 1943, he wrote the following statement about Theophilus Hamutumbangela, being a young teacher at Odibo. This statement was part of a report about the five prospective ordinands from Odibo and their progress. He reported: In 1944, Hamutumbangela started his training at St. Bedes, Umtata and completed his program in 1946, when he was ordained as a deacon in August 6, 1946) at St. Mary's. Fr. Dymond supported him both financially and spiritually. During his years of study, he had many experiences which shaped his Christian leadership. Some occurred during the long distances which he had to travel by train, between Odibo on the northern border of Namibia, to St. Bedes in Umtata, on the southeastern coast of South Africa. One of these experiences during his return from Umtata was recorded and reveals much about his character: It was customary for black persons returning from the "South" to have their luggage searched at Namutoni, the last police post on the way north. Certain articles, such as perfumed soap, perfume and "luxury" items were considered "not fitting for black persons" to possess and were duly confiscated at this point. It is said that Hamutumbangela was at the end of the queue being searched by the police. He had a notebook in which he was recording all that was being said and done to the people in front of him. Hamutumbangela was a man of large stature and an imposing character. On this occasion he was well dressed and wore spectacles with a large frame and appeared to be a person of importance. It is said he was asked to open up his trunk and reveal the contents. He gave the keys to the constable to open it himself. Much to the surprise of the constable he found a trunk full of books, theological books! Ovambo men were not supposed to be educated! He was then questioned in Afrikaans where upon he replied that he only spoke English or Oshikwanyama. People in the queue were apprehensive to interpret for him, because they had seen him taking notes and he did not fit the local picture at all. He was thought to be a foreign African. He passed through inspection being treated with a dignity that others had not received.(Robson 1999a: 9; Robson 1999b: 95, 129, 155-156). In a similar way as during the above-mentioned event recorded at the Namutoni police check point, Hamutumbangela collected evidence from thousands of workers of incidents in which the South African police confiscated goods from returning contract workers. Reports of this were sent in a number of petitions to the League of Nations, and later the United Nations Organization (UNO).(The Namibian Weekender, 7 December 2001:3) 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「Theophilus Hamutumbangela」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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