Ashipala was a PLAN military commander in the 1970s and 1980s. He earned notoriety for capturing South African soldier, Johan van der Mescht, in an operation in Namibia in 1978. Became Commander of the North-Eastern Front
Ruben Michael Ningilanayi 'Danger' Ashipala
Namibian served in the Namibian SWAPO-PLAN
Military Service from to 2007Date of Death: Sun 09 May 2010 -
SERVICE HISTORY
joined as Regional Commander