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Sam Nujoma
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1st President of Namibia | |
In office 21 March 1990 – 21 March 2005 |
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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 |
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Preceded by | Himself as president of OPO |
Succeeded by | Hifikepunye Pohamba |
President of OPO | |
In office 19 April 1959 – 19 April 1960 |
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Preceded by | office established |
Succeeded by | Himself as president of SWAPO |
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Born | Ongandjera, Southwest Africa (now Namibia) |
12 May 1929
Political party | SWAPO |
Spouse(s) | Kovambo Theopoldine Nujoma (m. 1956) |
Children | Utoni John Ndeshipanda Sakaria Nefungo Nelago Usuta |
Alma mater | University of Namibia |
Samuel Daniel Shafiishuna "Sam" Nujoma (born 12 May 1929) is a Namibian politician. He was the first President of Namibia from 1990 to 2005.
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Nujoma meets with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Windhoek on 25 June 2009.
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