Namibia's 'founding father' Sam Nujoma dies aged 95, Presidency says

Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s First President, Who Led His Country to Independence, Dies at 95

Sam Nujoma, freedom fighter turned president who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990, has died at the age of 95. Often referred to as Namibia’s “founding father,” Nujoma was known for his motto, “A united people, striving to achieve a common good for all members of the society, will always emerge victorious.”

Namibia's first president, Sam Nujoma, died in hospital on Saturday at the age of 96.

Rwanda: Namibia's Founding President Sam Nujoma Dies Aged 95

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.

Tributes for Namibian independence leader Nujoma, dead at 95

Sam Nujoma, who led a three-decade-long fight for Namibia's independence from apartheid South Africa, has died aged 95, the presidency announced Sunday. Tributes poured in for the southern African country's "founding father", with South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa crediting Nujoma as an inspiration for his own country's struggle against white minority rule. The SWAPO liberation group leader died late Saturday after being hospitalised for …

King Charles leads tributes to founding father of democratic Namibia

King Charles and South African president Cyril Ramaphosa paid tribute to the founding father of democratic Namibia

President of Venezuela regrets death of African leader Sam Nujoma

“My message of brotherhood in the face of the bitter physical departure of Sam Nujoma, a historic nationalist leader,” wrote the head of state on his Telegram account. I remember the “founding father” of Namibia, since together with the people he won its independence and governed in a dignified and sovereign manner, he said. Maduro said that his efforts for national reconciliation, economic development and the consolidation of Namibia’s independ…