Sam Nujoma, the freedom fighter who became Namibia's founding president after leading the country to independence from apartheid South Africa, has died.

Nujoma has been called the country's founding father after leading the fight for independence from South Africa.

Sam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its president for 15 years, has died.

Sam Nujoma, the activist who led Namibia to independence and became its first president, has died at age 95. Namibia’s current president, Nangolo Mbumba, announced Nujoma’s death on Feb.

Nujoma was remembered in his own nation as a charismatic father figure who guided his country to democracy and stability following Germany’s lengthy colonial control and a violent independence struggl

In a statement on Sunday evening, Charles said he and Camilla were ‘profoundly saddened’ to learn of the death of former President Sam Nujoma.

Sam Nujoma, the activist and guerrilla leader who became Namibia's first democratically elected president after it won its independence from apartheid South Africa, died aged 95 on Saturday, the Namibian Presidency said on Sunday.

Opposition Spokesperson on Foreign and Regional Affairs Dr Angela Brown Burke says she is saddened by the news of the passing of former President of Namibia Sam Nujoma. "On behalf of the People'

Born on May 12, 1929, at Etunda village, Omusati Region, in northwestern Namibia, Nujoma served as the country's first president from 1990 to 2005

Sam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its president for 15 years, has died.

The first president of independent Namibia, Sam Nujoma, has died at the age of 95 in the capital Windhoek, the country's current leader has announced. Nujoma led the long fight for independence from South Africa in 1990 after helping found Namibia's liberation movement known as the South West Peoples' Organisation (Swapo) in the 1960s.