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Adolf Hitler changes his name [1]

['Rob Beschizza']

Date: 2025-11-28  

Adolf Hitler Uunona, a local councilor in Namibia tired of reading annoying stories like this one, has filed to change his name to Adolf Uunona. The Namibian's Hileni Nembwaya reports that Uunona, a well-respected politician, no longer wants to be known by a name that does not reflect his character or ambitions.

"My name is not Adolf Hitler. I am Adolf Uunona. I have seen in the past people calling me Adolf Hitler and trying to associate me with someone I do not even know."

Mr. Uunona fought against apartheid before Namibia's independence from South Africa, has denounced Nazi ideology, and already goes by the name Adolf Uunona in everyday life.

Namibia was a former German colony and German names are common there; it fell under British and subsequently South African control after World War I and won independence in 1990, shortly before the end of the apartheid era.

Previously: 'Why I Hate My Uncle,' by William Hitler (Look magazine, 1939)

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