A Namibian politician named after Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler confirmed on Thursday he has no plans of fighting for world domination after sweeping to a victory in a local election.
Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook and Twitter
Adolf Hitler Uunona, who goes by Adolf Uunona, won the local election in the small town of Ompundja in the far north of the country with 85% of the votes, according to Africanews. He ran on the ticket of the ruling SWAPO party, which has been the governing political party in Nambia since it achieved independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.
In an interview with German newspaper Bild, Uunona clarified that he had "nothing to do" with Nazi ideology. He said that his father had named him after the Nazi leader, but said "he probably didn't understand what Adolf Hitler stood for. As a child I saw it as a totally normal name."
"It wasn't until I was growing up that I realized: This man wanted to subjugate the whole world. I have nothing to do with any of these things."
