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Sam Nujoma
Samuel Shafiishuna Daniel Nujoma was a Namibian revolutionary, anti-apartheid activist and politician who served three terms as the first president of Namibia, from 1990 to 2005. Nujoma was a founding member and the first president of the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) in 1960.
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politics · President of Namibia from 1990 to 2005 · politician · autobiographer · head of state · also Sam Nujoma, Nujoma
Born 12 May 1929 · Died 8 February 2025 · Q154104
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2026· 2 entries
instagram.com: Nujoma joins firefighters as Ongos veld fire brought under control Staff Reporter KHOMAS Regional Governor Sam Nujoma joined City of Windhoek firefighters on the ground at Farm Augeihas as crews continued efforts to contain a veld fire in the Ongos area,
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2025· 7 entries
Newsday: Namibian founding president Sam Nujoma is laid to rest and praised as the last African liberator
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Yahoo: Sam Nujoma, independence leader who became Namibia’s founding president
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Yahoo: Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s fiery freedom fighter and first president, dies aged 95
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Digital Journal: Namibian independence leader Sam Nujoma dies aged 95
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Digital Journal: Sam Nujoma: Namibia’s liberator, founding father
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Died 2025-02-08.
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“A educação deve ser prioridade acima de todas as prioridades.”
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2016· 1 entry
Which revealed details about the business connection between him and alleged Sicilian Mafia member Vito Palazzolo
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2015· 3 entries
“Speech on the Occasion of the Conferment Of The 2015 African Union Son And Daughter Of Africa Award, on the Margin of the 6th AU Annual Retreat On The Promotion Of Peace, Security And Stability In Africa”
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“Speech at the Occasion of the Official Inauguration Of the Palace And Presentation of the King Of Ongandjera to the Namibian Community”
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“Speech at 86th Birthday Celebrations”
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2013· 1 entry
“Speech at the Occasion of Otavi Investment Expo and Cultural Festival Gala Dinner”
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2012· 2 entries
“Statement on the Occasion of 83rd Birthday”
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“Speech at Dr. Kwame Nkrumah's Memorial”
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2009· 3 entries
Studied at University of Namibia, master's degree (2009).
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Nujoma earned a master's degree in geology from the University of Namibia
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Attacked the German-speaking Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (DELK), accusing it of having "collaborated with the enemy before independence and possibly still being an enemy"
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2007· 4 entries
SWAPO named him "Leader of the Namibian Revolution"
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“passing the torch and mantle of leadership to comrade Pohamba”
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And that he was planning to run for president again in 2009
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That Nujoma had connections to the CIA
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2004· 1 entry
“Statement at 59th Session of the United Nations General Assembly”
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2001· 4 entries
“the police must arrest, imprison and deport homosexuals and lesbians found in Namibia”
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Banned government agencies from purchasing The Namibian newspaper and placing advertisements in it, accusing the paper of having an "anti-government stance"
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Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation, epic film by Charles Burnett, the Namibian independence movement through the eyes of Nujoma
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Nujoma announced purges against gays and lesbians in Namibia, saying "the police must arrest, imprison and deport homosexuals and lesbians found in Namibia"
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2000· 2 entries
Nujoma called AIDS a man-made biological weapon
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Alongside President of Finland Tarja Halonen, he co-chaired the United Nations' Millennium Summit that led to the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
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1998· 2 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (1998).
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Nujoma came to the defence of the Democratic Republic of Congo President Laurent Kabila when his rule came under threat from rebels backed by Rwanda and Uganda during the Second Congo War
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1992· 1 entry
Norway decided to stop drought relief to Namibia in response to the purchase of an expensive new presidential jet and two new VIP helicopters
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1990· 4 entries
Awarded Indira Gandhi Peace Prize (1990).
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Career landmark: President of the Republic of Namibia (1990–2005).
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And held its first democratic elections the same year
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Nujoma initiated a plan for land reform, in which land would be redistributed from whites to blacks
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1989· 2 entries
Awarded Order of Friendship (1989).
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And was sworn in by UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar on 21 March 1990
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1974· 1 entry
The Portuguese Empire collapsed, and Namibia's border with Angola became much more susceptible to guerrilla infiltration
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1969· 1 entry
Nujoma was reaffirmed as SWAPO President at the Tanga Consultative Conference in Tanzania
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1965· 1 entry
The OAU recognized SWAPO as the only lawful representative of the Namibian people
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1962· 2 entries
SWAPO founded its armed wing, the South West African Liberation Army (SWALA), later renamed the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN)
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And launched a guerrilla war against the apartheid government of South Africa in August 1966 at Omugulugwombashe after the United Nations withdrew the mandate for South Africa to govern the territory
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1961· 1 entry
From where he and a small group of activists developed SWAPO into an international force
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1960· 4 entries
Career landmark: President of SWAPO (1960–2007).
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Nujoma petitioned the UN through letters and eventually went into exile in February of that year
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Became the first president of the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO)
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Escaped and went into exile in Tanzania, where he was welcomed by Julius Nyerere
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1959· 3 entries
Joined with OPC cofounder Jacob Kuhangua to start the Windhoek branch of the organisation, which had by then been renamed the Ovamboland People's Organization (OPO)
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Co-founded and served as the first president of the Ovamboland People's Organization (OPO), a nationalist organization advocating for an independent Namibia
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Nujoma co-founded the Ovamboland People's Organization (OPO) and became its first president
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1957· 1 entry
A group of Namibians working in Cape Town, led by Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, formed the Ovamboland People's Congress (OPC)
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1949· 1 entry
Nujoma moved to Windhoek, where he started work as a cleaner for South African Railways (SAR) while attending adult night school at St Barnabas Anglican Church School in the Windhoek Old Location, mainly to improve his E
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1946· 1 entry
At age 17, he moved to Walvis Bay to live with his aunt, where he began his first employment at a general store for a monthly salary of 10 shillings
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1929· 1 entry
Born 1929-05-12.
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