HARARE, February 9. /TASS/. The founding president of the independent Republic of Namibia, Sam Nujoma, has died at the age of 95 in a hospital in the capital of Windhoek, the administration of the President of Namibia reported.
"It is therefore with utmost sorrow and sadness that I announce this morning of Feb. 9, 2025, to the Namibian people, our African brothers and sisters, and the world at large, about the passing of our revered freedom fighter and revolutionary leader, H.E. Dr. Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma," the current head of state Nangolo Mbumba wrote on his administration page on Facebook (banned in Russia due to its ownership by Meta, which has been designated as extremist).
Sam Nujoma was one of the founders of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) in 1960, a national liberation movement that led the country to independence from racist South Africa in 1990. He was the country’s president from 1990 to 2005.