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

Sam Nujoma, the guerilla commander who led Namibia's fight for independence from South Africa and became its first democratically elected president, has d ...

Sam Nujoma, a former guerrilla leader who became ... His parents had a small farm, and Mr. Nujoma received only basic education before setting out to find work at age 17, eventually taking a ...

Born on 12 May 1929 to farmers from the Ovambo tribe in Ogandjera, Nujoma was the eldest of 10 children. After working on the farm, he made his way 800km south where he found a job as a railway ...

Sam Nujoma, the guerilla commander who led ... Nujoma was the eldest of 10 children. After working on the farm, he made his way 800km south where he found a job as a railway sweeper near Windhoek ...