Captain_(Naval)Phestus Nopoudjuu Sacharia (1956 - 2002) was a Namibian military officer who is served as the Commander of the Namibian Defence Force Maritime Wing the forerunner to the Namibian Navy. He was appointed the Commander of the Maritime Wing in 1998.
Sacharia joined People's Liberation Army of Namibia under SWAPO in exile in 1975 as a 19 year old teenager and served in various Capacities and returned to Namibia in 1991.
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Sacharia's career in the Namibian Defence Force started in 1991 when he and the last PLAN Combatant group arrived in Namibia. After Namibia's independence when he was appointed as a He was appointed as a Major in the Namibian Army. In 1994 he was appointed as the commander of the First group of ten Army officers sent to Brazil for training as Naval Officers. This group consisting of officers such as Peter Vilho, Sinsy Nghipandua graduated in 1998 from the Admiral Wandenkolk Naval Officers Formative School. Being commander of that group he was then Appointed as the first Commander of the Namibian Defence Force Maritime Wing in 1998 at this occasion he was promoted to the rank of Naval Captain, he held this position until his death in 2002.[1] In 2012 the new Naval Base North of Walvis Bay was named in his honour . It is official known as the Naval Base Capt (N) P.N. Sacharia[2]
Qualificationsedit
Naval Officers Formative Course in Brazil
Military Decorationsedit
Namibian Army Pioneer Medal
Naval Pioneers Medal
Military offices
Preceded by
Vacant
Namibian Defence Force Maritime Wing Commander 1998 – 2002
phestus, sacharia, captain, naval, phestus, nopoudjuu, sacharia, 1956, 2002, namibian, military, officer, served, commander, namibian, defence, force, maritime, wing, forerunner, namibian, navy, appointed, commander, maritime, wing, 1998, phestus, nopoudjuu, s. Captain Naval Phestus Nopoudjuu Sacharia 1956 2002 was a Namibian military officer who is served as the Commander of the Namibian Defence Force Maritime Wing the forerunner to the Namibian Navy He was appointed the Commander of the Maritime Wing in 1998 Phestus Nopoudjuu SachariaBorn 1956 10 12 12 October 1956NamibiaDiedJuly 12 2002 2002 07 12 aged 45 Allegiance NamibiaService wbr branchNamibian NavyYears of service1975 2002RankCaptain N Commands heldNDF Maritime Wing 1998 2002 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Exile 1 2 NDF career 1 3 Qualifications 1 4 Military Decorations 2 ReferencesCareer editExile edit Sacharia joined People s Liberation Army of Namibia under SWAPO in exile in 1975 as a 19 year old teenager and served in various Capacities and returned to Namibia in 1991 NDF career edit Sacharia s career in the Namibian Defence Force started in 1991 when he and the last PLAN Combatant group arrived in Namibia After Namibia s independence when he was appointed as a He was appointed as a Major in the Namibian Army In 1994 he was appointed as the commander of the First group of ten Army officers sent to Brazil for training as Naval Officers This group consisting of officers such as Peter Vilho Sinsy Nghipandua graduated in 1998 from the Admiral Wandenkolk Naval Officers Formative School Being commander of that group he was then Appointed as the first Commander of the Namibian Defence Force Maritime Wing in 1998 at this occasion he was promoted to the rank of Naval Captain he held this position until his death in 2002 1 In 2012 the new Naval Base North of Walvis Bay was named in his honour It is official known as the Naval Base Capt N P N Sacharia 2 Qualifications edit Naval Officers Formative Course in Brazil Military Decorations edit nbsp Namibian Army Pioneer Medal Naval Pioneers Medal Military offices Preceded byVacant Namibian Defence Force Maritime Wing Commander1998 2002 Succeeded byPeter VilhoReferences edit The Namibian www namibian com na 1 http www mod gov na documents 264813 460948 STATEMENT BY H E POHAMBA AT THE COMMISSIONING OF THE NAVAL BASE 2C NAVAL JETTY AND THE LOGISTICS SUPPORT VESSEL 2C THE NS ELEPHANT ON 07 SEPTEMBER 2012 2C WALVIS BAY pdf ece5bd43 75a7 4b86 86e5 10d17bc85791 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Phestus Sacharia amp oldid 1182600714, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
