JTA — As voters in a small Namibian constituency head to the polls on Wednesday, they are expected to reelect a local politician with a striking name: Adolf Hitler Uunona.

Uunona, 59, is a member of the South West Africa People’s Organization, the country’s left-leaning ruling party since it achieved independence from South Africa in 1990.

He was first elected as councillor for the Ompundja constituency, which is located in the Oshana Region of Namibia, in 2004, and won reelection bids in 2015 and 2020.

Following his election in 2020, which he won with 85% of the vote, Uunona told local outlet The Namibian he distanced himself from his unfortunate namesake, saying he “didn’t have a choice” in his name.

“My father gave me this name Adolf Hitler, but it does not mean I have Adolf Hitler’s character or resemble that of Adolf Hitler of Germany,” Uunona told The Namibian. “Hitler was a controversial person who captured and killed........

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