Sam Nujoma
President of Namibia from 1990 to 2005 (1929-2025) · Namibia · On the map · Politicians · Died at 95
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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2025Died8 February 20251998Honorary Doctor of the Peoples' Friendship University of RussiaAward1990Named President of the Republic of NamibiaOffice21 March 1990 to 21 March 2005Indira Gandhi Peace PrizeAward1989Order of FriendshipAward1960Named President of SWAPOOffice19 April 1960 to 29 November 20071929Born12 May 1929
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Nujoma pictured in 1979
Günter Sieber (right), member of the SED Central Committee and head of the International Relations Department, greets Nujoma on arrival in Berlin, in August 1989. Shikwetepo Haindongo, a representative of SWAPO in East Germany, is at the rear left.
Nujoma with Shankar Dayal Sharma, President of India, in 1995
Nujoma with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil, in 2004
Nujoma in 2003
Nujoma meets with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev in Windhoek on 25 June 2009.
Nujoma with awarded athletes Beatrice Masilingi and Christine Mboma and their coach Henk Botha in Walvis Bay on 24 November 2021Awards
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Country
Namibia
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1929 to 2025 · aged 95
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