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Sam Nujoma
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President of Namibia from 1990 to 2005 (1929–2025)
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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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sam
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Namibia
- Place of birth
- Ongandjera
- Place of death
- Windhoek
- Spouse
- Kovambo Nujoma
- Occupation
- autobiographer
- Educated at
- Namibia University of Science and Technology
- Political party
- SWAPO Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Official website
- www.samnujomafoundation.org
- Image
- Sam Nujoma (2004) cropped.jpg
- Number of children
- 4
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- Commons category
- Sam Nujoma
- date of birth
- 1929-05-12
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- name in native language
- Sam Nujoma
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- Sam Nujoma
- date of death
- 2025-02-08
- birth name
- Samuel Shafiishuna Daniel Nujoma
- place of burial
- Heroes' Acre
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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