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Joseph Diescho

Namibian writer and political analyst

Joseph Diescho

BornApril 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.

The Namibian Constitution in Perspective - Joseph Diescho ...

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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