Before independence in 1990, Mr. Nujoma directed a Cold War-era insurgency against South African control of the mineral-rich ...

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

Sam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its ...

Nujoma was the leader of Namibia's fight for independence from apartheid South Africa. Sam ... president, a position he held for 15 years. The freedom fighter is now remembered for his esteemed ...

Sam Nujoma often hit foreign headlines for his fierce anti-western rhetoric (Themba Hadebe/AP) Namibia elected its first female president last year and President-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s ...

Namibian President Sam Nujoma, right, casts his vote as an unidentified election worker looks on during the Day 1 of the 2004 elections in Windhoek, Namibia, Nov. 15, 2004. Credit: AP/THEMBA ...

Nujoma was revered for leading his ... Feb 2025 Sam Nujoma, the revolutionary leader who guided Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president ...

Sam Nujoma, the fiery, white-bearded freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, and became known as the ...

Sam Nujoma, Namibia's Fiery Freedom Fighter and First President, Dies Aged 95 OSHAKATI, Namibia (AP) — Sam Nujoma, the fiery, white-bearded freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from ...

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 WINDHOEK, Namibia -- Sam Nujoma, the ...

The first president of independent Namibia, Sam Nujoma ... people of his beloved country." King Charles III said he and Queen Camilla had been "profoundly saddened" to learn of Nujoma's death.