The primary president of impartial Namibia, Sam Nujoma, has died on the age of 95 within the capital Windhoek, the rustic’s present chief has introduced.
Nujoma led the lengthy combat for independence from South Africa in 1990 after serving to discovered Namibia’s liberation motion referred to as the South West Peoples’ Organisation (Swapo) within the Nineteen Sixties.
After independence, Nujoma become president in 1990 and led the rustic till 2005.
Nujoma were hospitalised during the last 3 weeks with an sickness from which he “may no longer get better”, Namibian President Nangolo Mbumba stated in a observation saying the demise with “utmost sorrow and unhappiness”.
He added: “Our founding father lived an extended and consequential existence all over which he exceptionally served the folk of his loved nation.”
Nujoma retired as head of state in 2005, however endured to guide the birthday party prior to stepping down in 2007 as president of the ruling Swapo birthday party after 47 years on the helm.
