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Sam Nujoma

President of Namibia from 1990 to 2005 (1929–2025)

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Sam Nujoma was the first president of Namibia after the country gained independence in 1990, serving in that role until 2005. He is a significant figure in African history because he led Namibia's transition to independence and shaped the nation's early development as a sovereign state.

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Born: 1929-05-12
Died: 2025-02-08
Works: 11

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Statement by Sam Nujoma, president of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) of Namibia, to a meeting of the European Economic Community Parliamentary Group, at Brussels, 28 September 1982
About the struggle of the Namibian people
Where Others Wavered
The quotable Sam Nujoma
1990-1999, state of the nation

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Type: Person
Country: US
Active from: 1931-01-22
Active to: 1964-12-11

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Samuel Shafiishuna Daniel Nujoma (12 May 1929 – 8 February 2025) 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.

Nujoma became involved in anti-colonial politics during the 1950s. In 1959, he co-founded and served as the first president of the Ovamboland People's Organization (OPO), a nationalist organization advocating for an independent Namibia. In December 1958, he was an organizer of the Old Location resistance and was arrested and deported to Ovamboland. In 1960, he escaped and went into exile in Tanzania, where he was welcomed by Julius Nyerere.