Namibia's founding father Sam Nujoma led the country's independence from South Africa - Copyright AFP/File ALEXANDER JOE Namibia's founding father Sam Nujoma led the ...

Sam Nujoma at a rally in 2004: when Namibia became independent he said the country needed to ‘unlearn, forget and leave the sad chapter behind us’ - Themba Hadebe/AP Sam Nujoma, who has died aged 95, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OSHAKATI, Namibia (AP) — Sam Nujoma, the ...

Namibia celebrates 26 August as Heroes’ Day. It recalls the first military encounter between the South African army and members of the South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo), Namibia’s ...

Sam Nujoma, who led a three-decade-long fight for Namibia's independence from apartheid South Africa, has died aged 95, the presidency announced Sunday. Tributes poured in for the southern African ...

Nujoma was the leader of Namibia's fight for independence from apartheid South Africa. Sam Nujoma, the activist who led Namibia to independence and became its first president, has died at age 95.

Namibia's first president Sam Nujoma, who died Saturday aged 95, was revered for leading his country to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990. A towering figure, Nujoma headed the South ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Namibia’s founding ...

WINDHOEK, Namibia — A woman who joined Namibia's underground independence movement in the 1970s is a strong contender to become its first female leader as the country voted Wednesday in a presidential ...

Sam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, and was known as the father of the nation, has ...

OSHAKATI, Namibia (AP) — Sam Nujoma, the fiery white-bearded freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, and ...