Sam Nujoma, Namibia's independence leader, dies aged 95
Nujoma had been hospitalised over the past three weeks, battling an illness from which he "could not recover", President Nangolo Mbumba said in a statement announcing the death.
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Former President of Namibia Sam Nujoma pictured in September 2019. FILE (Photo by Wilfred Kajese / Anadolu via AFP)
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Sam Nujoma, the guerrilla leader who became Namibia's first president after it won independence from South Africa in 1990, died aged 95 on Saturday, the Namibian presidency said