Sam Nujoma
Samuel Daniel Shafiishuna "Sam" Nujoma (/nuːˈjoʊmə/; 12 May 1929 – 8 February 2025) was a Namibian politician. He was the first President of Namibia from 1990 to 2005.[1]
Sam Nujoma | |
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_cropped.jpg) Nujoma in 2004 | |
| 1st President of Namibia | |
| In office 21 March 1990 – 21 March 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Hage Geingob (1990–2002) Theo-Ben Gurirab (2002–2005) |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Hifikepunye Pohamba |
| President of SWAPO | |
| In office 19 April 1960 – 29 November 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Himself as president of OPO |
| Succeeded by | Hifikepunye Pohamba |
| President of OPO | |
| In office 19 April 1959 – 19 April 1960 | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Himself as president of SWAPO |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 May 1929 Ongandjera, Southwest Africa (now Namibia) |
| Died | 8 February 2025 (aged 95) Windhoek, Namibia |
| Political party | SWAPO |
| Spouse(s) | Kovambo Theopoldine Nujoma
(m. 1956) |
| Children | 4, including Utoni |
| Alma mater | University of Namibia |
| Website | www.samnujomafoundation.org |
On 8 February 2025, Nujoma died at a hospital in Windhoek at the age of 95.[2][3][4]
Sam Nujoma Media
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Günter Sieber (right), member of the SED Central Committee and head of the International Relations Department, greets Nujoma on arrival in Berlin, in August 1989. Shikwetepo Haindongo, a representative of SWAPO in East Germany, is at the rear left.
Nujoma with Shankar Dayal Sharma, President of India, in 1995
Nujoma with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil, in 2004
Sam Nujoma, president of Namibia from 1990 to 2005. He was succeeded by Hifikepunye Pohamba
Nujoma meets with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Windhoek on 25 June 2009.
Nujoma with awarded athletes Beatrice Masilingi and Christine Mboma and their coach Henk Botha in Walvis Bay on 24 November 2021
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References
- ↑ "Nujoma succeeded by Pohamba", AFP (IOL), 30 November 2007.
- ↑ "Namibia's 'founding father' Sam Nujoma dies at 95". DW. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ↑ "Sam Nujoma: First president of Namibia dies aged 95". BBC. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ↑ "Sam Nujoma, Namibia's 'founding father' and first president, dies aged 95". Al Jazeera. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.