Dirk Mudge

Dirk Frederik Mudge (16 January 1928 – 26 August 2020) was a Namibian politician. He was the chairman of the 1975–1977 Turnhalle Constitutional Conference. He also co-founded the Republican Party (RP) of Namibia as well as the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA). Mudge was a member of the Constituent Assembly and 1st National Assembly until he retired in 1993. Mudge is the founder of Namibia's Afrikaans daily "Die Republikein" and its publisher Namibia Media Holdings. 
Mudge died in Windhoek, Namibia from COVID-19 on 26 August 2020, aged 92.