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Joseph Diescho
Namibian writer and political analyst
Joseph Diescho | |
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| Born | April 10, Andara, Namibia |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, political analyst |
Joseph Diescho (born 10 April [1]) is a Namibian writer and political analyst.
In , he wrote Born of the Sun, the first novel by a native-born Namibian author.[2]
Biography
Born in Andara, Kavango Region,[3] Diescho attended Fort Hare University in South Africa where he studied law and political science. During his student days he worked against the apartheid system and was imprisoned in Peddie and East London.
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Whilst working for a diamond mine company he helped found a worker's union. In , he became a Fulbright scholar at Columbia University in New York City, where he completed his PhD in Political Science in His dissertation, entitled, "The Role of Education in the Politics of Control in Namibia: –," explored the relationship between politics and education in Namibia.
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