Danger Ashipala

Ruben Michael Ningilanayi Ashipala or Danger Ashipala (26 August 1947 – 9 May 2010) was a Namibian police officer, military commander and military officer. Ashipala was a military commander in the 1970s and 1980s with the People's Liberation Army of Namibia, the armed wing of SWAPO during the Namibian War of Independence. Following independence in 1989, Ashipala became a commander in the non-racial Namibia Defence Force before eventually becoming an advisor to National Chief of Police. Ashipala died in his suburban Windhoek home at the age of 62. He was buried in his native Omusati Region next to his mother. A number of prominent national politicians attended his funeral, including President Sam Nujoma, Prime Minister Nahas Angula as well as cabinet ministers Nangolo Mbumba, Abraham Iyambo and David Utoni.