Namibia's 1st President, Sam Nujoma Died Aged 95

Sam Nujoma, who led Namibia after independence struggle, dies at 95
Before independence in 1990, Mr. Nujoma directed a Cold War-era insurgency against South African control of the mineral-rich former German colony.
Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s fiery freedom fighter and first president, dies aged 95
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. He was 95.
Sam Nujoma, anti-apartheid activist and Namibia's first president, dies at 95
Sam Nujoma, the freedom fighter who became Namibia's founding president after leading the country to independence from apartheid South Africa, has died.
Sam Nujoma: The revolutionary leader who liberated Namibia
Revered as "father of the nation" and the icon of Namibia's liberation struggle, Sam Nujoma lived up to these expectations in more ways than one. His warm, broad smile and easy-going manner made him likeable and accessible.
Namibia's 'founding father' Sam Nujoma dies aged 95
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.
Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s First Post-Independence Leader, Dies at 95
Sam Nujoma, a former railway worker who served as Namibia’s president for 15 years after leading the diamond-rich nation’s struggle for independence, has died. He was 95.
Sam Nujoma personified Namibia’s struggle for freedom
Samuel (Sam) Shafishuna (“lightning”) Daniel Nujoma was born on 12 May 1929 at Etunda near Okahao in northern Namibia in today’s Omusati region, the eldest of 11 children. His childhood was ...
Sam Nujoma: Namibia's liberator, founding father
Namibia's first president Sam Nujoma, who died Saturday aged 95, was revered for leading his country to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.
Sam Nujoma, first president of Namibia, dies aged 95
Nujoma has been called the country's founding father after leading the fight for independence from South Africa.
Nation mourns the passing of Founding President Sam Nujoma
The Founding President, Dr Sam Nujoma, passed away on 8 February, at 95. The President Dr. Nangolo Mbumba confirmed the news in a statement released Sunday morning.Nujoma had been receiving medical treatment in Windhoek for the past three weeks due to ill health.
DA Extends Condolences On the Passing of First Namibian President Sam Nujoma [press release]
The Democratic Alliance extends its condolences on the passing of Namibia's founding president, Sam Nujoma.Mr Nujoma, who led Namibia to independence in 1990, served as its first democratically elected President until 2007.
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Sam Nujoma, Founding President of Namibia, Dies at 95
By Alan Cowell Sam Nujoma, the founding president of an independent Namibia, who led a Soviet-backed guerrilla army in an uneven fight against the vastly superior forces of white-ruled South ...
Sam Nujoma, Namibia's first president, dies aged 95
Sam Nujoma, Namibia's first democratically elected president and "founding father", has died aged 95. President Nangolo ...
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Sam Nujoma’s Former Bodyguard Reflects on His Legacy & Service
IT WAS A PRIVILEGE … Late founding president Sam Nujoma’s former bodyguard Nepando Amupanda reflects on the loss of a ...
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Namibia: Mourning Period for Nujoma Halts Valentine's Day, School Sport Events
Lovers and schoolchildren are some of the groups affected by the government decision to declare a period of mourning, leaving most sport events and activities banned to honour the late former ...
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ANC commits to follow in Nujoma's footsteps to ensure SA's land reform policies benefit citizens
The ANC delegation is visiting the Embassy to pay their respects to Nujoma, who passed away last week after an illness.
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UAT pays tribute to Nujoma
Namibia’s founding president Sam Nujoma was an unwavering revolutionary who dedicated his life to the liberation of Namibia ...