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A man by the name of Adolf Hitler won a local election in Namibia, but insists he has no plans to take over the world.
Uunona Adolf Hitler, 54, was elected a local politician by the town of Ompundja, in the north of the country, with 85% of the votes.
However, Uunona, as he prefers to be called, says that despite his unfortunate namesake, he has no plans to take over the world.
His unfortunate name was given to him by his father, who did not know what Hitler stood for.
Speaking to the German news website Bild, he said his father gave him the name without understanding who the Nazi leader was or what he stood for.
Namibia is a former German colony, so it is not uncommon for streets, places and people to have German names.
“It was a perfectly normal name for me as a kid,” he said. “It wasn’t until I grew up that I realized that this man wanted to subjugate the entire world and he killed millions of Jews.
“Just because it has this name does not mean that it wants to conquer Oshana (the local region).
“It does not mean that he is fighting for world domination.”
When asked why he did not change his name, he said it was too late to do so, adding that he does not use his full name on social media accounts or in public either, only in official documents.
Mr. Uunona won his election by 1,196 votes to 213, which gave him a seat on the regional council.
It is not his first foray into politics, and he has been a popular local councilor for some time, as well as an ardent anti-apartheid activist.
