Dimo Hamaambo

Dimo Hamaambo
Born(1932-10-27)27 October 1932
Eengava Namibia
(then South-West Africa, South Africa)
Died8 September 2002 (2002-09-09) (aged 69)
Windhoek
Buried
Allegiance Namibia
Service / branchPeople's Liberation Army of Namibia
Namibian Army
Years of service1962–2000
RankLieutenant General
CommandsCommander of the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) 1967–1990
Chief of Namibian Defence Force (NDF) 1990–2000
Battles / warsNamibian War of Independence

Lieutenant General Mweukefina Kulaumone Jerobeam Dimo Hamaambo (27 October 1932 – 8 September 2002) was a Namibian military commander in both the Namibian War of Independence as a SWAPO member and in independent Namibia as the Chief of Defence in the Namibia Defence Force. He became the second commander of the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) in 1967 after the death of Tobias Hainyeko and held the position until independence was gained in 1990.