Mishake Muyongo

Albert Mishake Muyongo (born 28 April 1940) is a Namibian politician and former Member of Parliament, currently living in exile in Denmark. Muyongo has been a longstanding advocate for the independence of the Caprivi strip, (now Zambezi region). In 1962, he co-founded the Caprivi African National Union (CANU). That same year, he fled into exile in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania where he negotiated a merger of CANU with the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO). As a result, he was appointed SWAPO representative to Zambia (1964–1965). He later served as SWAPO Secretary for Education (1966–1970), and in 1970, he was elected SWAPO vice president.

Muyongo was expelled from SWAPO in 1980 and returned to Namibia. He founded the United Democratic Party (UDP) in 1985 and joined the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA). He rose through the ranks of the DTA becoming the vice president in 1987 and president in 1991. During Namibia's transition to independence, Muyongo was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Namibia (1989–1990) and subsequently served in the National Assembly from 1990 to 1999. He was the DTA presidential candidate in the 1994 general elections, finishing second to Sam Nujoma with 23.08% of the vote.

In 1994, Muyongo was linked to the formation of the Caprivi Liberation Army (CLA), a separatist rebel group advocating for the secession of the Caprivi strip. Tensions escalated into the Caprivi conflict, culminating in the declaration of a state of emergency in the region. After Muyongo expressed support for Caprivi secession in 1998, he was suspended from the DTA in August 1998 at an extraordinary meeting of the party's executive committee. Muyongo fled the country with Chief Boniface Bebi Mamili of the Lozi-allied Mafwe people. Other Caprivians, including the former governor of the Caprivi Region (today Zambezi Region), John Mabuku, fled to Botswana at the same time. Muyongo was replaced as DTA president by Katuutire Kaura, who called for Muyongo to be brought back and put on trial.