Early Life and Ascension To Chieftaincy
Nguvauva, a great-grandson of Mbanderu Chief Kahimemua Nguvauva, was born in Maun, Botswana, on January 1, 1923. He did not receive any formal education but was raised to be a leader of his clan and introduced to traditional and cultural knowledge and skills. He was formally inaugurated as Chief of the Botswana Mbanderu group in 1951, and when he returned to South-West Africa in 1952 he was appointed Chief of the Mbanderu at Epukiro and Aminuis. On 10 October 1960 he was promoted to Paramount Chief.
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