On the 26th of August 1966, the first shots of the Namibian Liberation Struggle rang out at Omugulugombashe in the Omusati Region – forever altering the course of the nation's history. 

The Swapo Party held a candlelight vigil at the party's headquarters to honour the heroes and heroines who lost their lives during the Cassinga Massacre in 1978 in Angola. 

On the 4th of May in 1978, an event took place in the Cassinga refugee camp in Southern Angola.