The politician, named after the leader of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler, took part in the municipal elections in Namibia and won.
About it сообщает English newspaper Daily Mail.
Thus, Adolf Hitler Uunona (Adolf Hitler Uunona) was elected by 85 percent of the vote in the former German colony, where a number of streets, places and people still bear German names.
Having received a place in the list of the ruling SWAPO party, Adolf Hitler said that he "has nothing to do" with the Nazi ideology.
"My father named me after this man. He probably did not understand what Adolf Hitler represented. As a child, I considered it a completely normal name. Only as a teenager, I understood that this man wanted to conquer the whole world," said the namesake of the Führer.
It is noted that the man is usually called Adolf Uunona. Officially changing the name, according to him, it would be too late.
"The fact that I have this name does not mean that I want to conquer Oshan," the politician emphasized, referring to the region in which he won the elections.