Niilo Taapopi

Niilo Kambwa Taapopi (born 8 January 1953) is a Namibian Politician who served as Chief Executive Officer of the City of Windhoek for 10 years from 2004 to 2014 after the resignation of businessman and former CEO Martin Shipanga. He also served as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, also as Chairperson of Polytechnic of Namibia management council. Taapopi a member of SWAPO fought for the Independence of Namibia and was known by his guerrilla name as 'Kambwa Kashilongo' during the liberation struggle and was 1st Mechanised Brigade Commissar of the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) and a member of the SWAPO Military Council. Taapopi was sent on a diplomatic mission as a senior diplomat to Sweden. .

Recognition
Etalaleko Senior Secondary School at Okahao was renamed as Niilo Taapopi Senior Secondary School in 2018, he is also school patron for Ontoko Combined School.