Namibia's 1st President, Sam Nujoma Died Aged 95

Sam Nujoma, who led Namibia after independence struggle, dies at 95
Before independence in 1990, Mr. Nujoma directed a Cold War-era insurgency against South African control of the mineral-rich former German colony.
Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s fiery freedom fighter and first president, dies aged 95
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. He was 95.
Sam Nujoma, anti-apartheid activist and Namibia's first president, dies at 95
Sam Nujoma, the freedom fighter who became Namibia's founding president after leading the country to independence from apartheid South Africa, has died.
Namibia's 'founding father' Sam Nujoma dies aged 95
Sam Nujoma, the activist and guerrilla leader who became Namibia's first democratically elected president after it won its independence from apartheid South Africa, died aged 95 on Saturday, the Namibian Presidency said on Sunday.
Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s First Post-Independence Leader, Dies at 95
Sam Nujoma, a former railway worker who served as Namibia’s president for 15 years after leading the diamond-rich nation’s struggle for independence, has died. He was 95.
Sam Nujoma: The revolutionary leader who liberated Namibia
Revered as "father of the nation" and the icon of Namibia's liberation struggle, Sam Nujoma lived up to these expectations in more ways than one. His warm, broad smile and easy-going manner made him likeable and accessible.
Sam Nujoma, Namibia's fiery freedom fighter and first president, dies at 95
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.
Sam Nujoma personified Namibia’s struggle for freedom
Like many African leaders of his era, he was shaped by the struggle for resistance against colonial oppression. This was no romantic picnic.
Sam Nujoma, first president of Namibia, dies aged 95
Nujoma has been called the country's founding father after leading the fight for independence from South Africa.
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Namibia’s first president and ‘founding father’ of nation dies aged 95
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, has died aged 95.
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King Charles leads tributes to founding father of democratic Namibia
The King has led tributes to Namibia’s former president Sam Nujoma, who has died aged 95, describing the politician and his dedication to democracy as “truly inspirational”. Mr Nujoma ...
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Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s ‘founding father’ and first president, dies aged 95
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'We Don't Appreciate Leaders' - Kauandenge Remembers Nujoma
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