List of Ondonga kings

This is a list of the kings of the Ondonga people, a Namibian subtribe of the Owambo.^[1][2] The kingdom was founded in 1650. Since then there have been 18 kings.^[3] The kings reside at a Royal Homestead in a village of their choice with Onamungundo having been a royal seat for more than 2 kings.

Kings of Ondonga
No.	Name	In power	Location of court	Reference
1.	Nembulungo lyaNgwedha	±1650–1690
2.	Shindongo shaNamutenya gwa Nguti	1690–1700
3.	Nangombe yaMvula	1700–1750	Oshamba
4.	Nembungu lyAmutundu	1750– ca. 1820	Iinenge
5.	Nangolo dhaAmutenya	ca. 1820–1857	Ondonga
6.	Shipanga shaAmukwiita	1857–1859
7.	Shikongo Kalulu	1859–1874	Omandongo
8.	Kambonde I kaNankwaya	1874–1883	Onamungundo
9.	Iitana yaNekwiyu	1883–1884
10.	Kambonde II kaMpingana (Western Ondonga)	1884–1909	Onamayongo Olukonda
	Nehale lyaMpingana (Eastern Ondonga)	1885–1908	Oshitambi (Okaloko)
11.	Kambonde III (Eino Johannes) kaNgula	1909–1912
12.	Nambala (Martin Elifas) yaKadhikwa	1912–1942	Ondjumba
13.	Eino Johannes Kambonde kaNamene	1942–1960	Okaloko
14.	Martin Ambala Ashikoto	1960–1967	Ontananga
15.	Paulus Elifas	1967–1970	Omwandi
16.	Filemon yElifas lyaShindondola	1970–1975	Onamungundo
17.	Immanuel Kauluma Elifas	1975–2019	Onamungundo	[4]
18.	Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo	2019–	Onambango	[5]

References

1. "Namibian traditional states". worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
2. "Index-Kings of Namibia".
3. Haidula, Tuyeimo (3 April 2019). "Aandonga honour departed leader". The Namibian. p. 6.
4. Mongudhi, Tileni (21 August 2015). "The royal fight for the Ondonga kingdom". The Namibian. p. 6.
5. Haidula, Tuyeimo (10 June 2019). "Mushelenga recognises Shuumbwa as Ondonga king". The Namibian.