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Hage Geingob
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President of Namibia from 2015 to 2024
Hage Geingob was the President of Namibia from 2015 to 2024, leading the southern African nation through a nine-year period that included economic challenges and political transitions. He matters because he served as head of state during a significant stretch of Namibia's post-independence history, making major decisions on behalf of the country's government and people.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gottfried
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Namibia
- Place of birth
- Otjiwarongo
- Place of death
- Windhoek
- Spouse
- Monica Geingos
- Occupation
- minister
- Political party
- SWAPO Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Image
- Hage Geingob (cropped) (2023).jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- Commons category
- Hage Geingob
- date of birth
- 1941-08-03
- name in native language
- Hage Gottfried Geingob
- P10632
- Hage Geingob
- date of death
- 2024-02-04
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cancer
- place of burial
- Heroes' Acre
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Encyclopedic overview
Hage Gottfried Geingob (3 August 1941 – 4 February 2024) was a Namibian politician who served as the third president of Namibia from 2015 until his death in February 2024. Geingob was the country's first prime minister from 1990 to 2002, and served again from 2012 to 2015.
Between 2008 and 2012 Geingob served as Minister of Trade and Industry. In November 2014, Geingob was elected president of Namibia by an overwhelming margin. In November 2017, Geingob became the third president of the ruling SWAPO Party after winning by a large margin at the party's sixth Congress. He served as the party's president until his death. In August 2018, Geingob began a one-year term as chairperson of the Southern African Development Community.
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