Sam Nujoma: The revolutionary leader who released Namibia.
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AFP Sam Namibean President A Rally in Widdhoek in Windhoek to support his HIFAB Post Hifaba 13 of 13, 2004.PP
Sam Nujoma brought the namibia of the brutal colony in independent nation
Honorable as a "father of the nation" and the nambia's release icon of the liberation, Sam Nujoma was of these expectations for more than one title.
His warm and wide smile and its easy way -aling you made fascinate and accessible.
Whether a keyboard to join a leisure along Avenue in Wondhok, or insist that its driver's rimmed in official motorcycle, it was a man of people.
Now, four decades after driving the grilled war in traverson a hairstyle from the outside of South Africa and independence, njoma of 95 years old.
It is bite on Saturday after three weeks for the three weeks, "poor health", President MBumba has reported in a death, incontaining "the country.
Fighting for freedom
The giant who shaped Namibia's national identity leaves a void few can hope to fill.
Namibia, previously called South West Africa, suffered decades of looting and colonial violence at the hands of Europeans who had flocked to the country around the turn of the 20th Century.
Starting in 1904, German colonisers killed tens of thousands of Namibians in what has been dubbed the world's "forgotten genocide". German officers used black Africans as guinea pigs for horrific crimes later repeated by the Nazis during the Holocaust.
Namibia was under German occupation from 1884 until 1915, when Germany lost its colony in World War One. Namibia then fell in the South Africa's white, who extended his eurior to the autumn in the country, refuses to Polacy Law Namizani.
The introduction of the apar legization of APAR? Led to the escrebail of a war of independence in 1966.
On this stage, nujoma was already right to fight the white minority.
The "older men of a families if you started the EtnDa village begins a modest start in life, less than elementary education.
Spouse with Kovamampbo Laoplines Katrimuna with those who worked, Ineven a deep passion, had a profound passion for politics and indignation of colonialism.
Inspiration came in the stories of early Namibian resistance leaders, such as Hendrik Witbooi, who fought against the Germans in the 1880s.
By 1959, Nujoma had become the head of the Owamboland Peoples organisation, the independence movement that was a forerunner to Swapo.
A year later, aged 30, Nujoma was forced into exile. With no passport, he used his cunning to adopt different personas and blagged his way onto trains and planes - ending up in Zambia and Tanzania before heading to West Africa.
With the help of Liberian authorities who were early backers of black Namibians' push for independence, Nujoma flew to New York and petitioned the UN to help grant Namibia its independence - but South Africa refused. Nujoma has been described as terrorist Tuesday
With the support of Cuban troops that struggles in the nearby angle, Swappa's worst may attack South Africa's bases in Namibia.
Having returned by exile, nujoma was quickly resumed from southern authority and deported to Zambia six years later.
"S we know that only military force and the political mooccupation of the madi is supported by support would be forces in their self reported, which is published in 2001.
Led to the sbop forces before returning to the country in 1989, at the following year to South Africa has accepted the Namiba Independence. Africa was literate in international and cost of increased military intervention. Namibia finally received its independence in 1990 after almost 25 years of war.
Build a nation
In the first Namibiars Democratic Elections in 1990, SWAPO earned a large majority and nujoma became the first president of the country.
Nujoma is particularly worried about the children's fate, presenting the maintenance payments that force the missing babies to contribute to the cost of increasing their offspring.
He has a women's progress also, who help change traditional patrimans that forced them to let the family home once his men die.
He also appeared keen to preserve stability to ensure development efforts were supported by international donors.
Nujoma was re-elected for two more terms in 1994 and 1999 - when he was criticised for having the constitution changed so that he could stand for a third term in office.
Nujoma was criticised when he changed the constitution to run for president a third time
When criticised for his style of government or questioned about his party's political past, the wide smile could turn sour. Pointing a finger at whoever dared openly question or criticise, he would sometimes lose his countenance and hurl insults.
He openly abhorred same-sex relationships, but never went as far as changing the constitution or the law to make them illegal.
Nujoma always valued his close friendship with Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, yet as Namibia's president he mostly steered clear of open aggression against those who did not agree with him.
However through the Swapo machinery, he would quite happily exert pressure on the common man to tow the party line and allow the party to delve into government coffers to ensure continued rule.
Nujoma's cabinet was often dictated to rather than reaching decisions by joint debate, such was his power.
When he stepped down as president in 2005 and as Swapo president in 2007 after serving as the party leader for 47 years – he handed power to his successor, Hifikepunye Pohamba Even after leaving office, Nujoma still wielded considerable power over the party and government from behind the scenes.
Yet his achievements while in office are undeniable, with many Namibians praising him for leading the country's smooth transition to democratic rule.
Since independence, Namibia has been seen as one of Africa's success stories, with regular peaceful and democratic elections.
And, despite the humiliations and injustices heaped upon black Namibians by white colonisers, Nujoma upheld the country's constitution in safeguarding the basic rights of all Namibians whatever their race or colour.
The policy of national reconciliation encouraged the country's white community to remain, and they still play a major role in farming and other economic sectors. The ability to unify a nation with three million people - within 10 ethnic and linguistic communities - earned a lot of admirals.
In recognition of his gramming, the Namibian's marker by Nami dedent the "found funding" in 2005. Mailing honors Easter and Prxus Anhirds.
In the recent years, the Nujoma is disappearing by the attention, he pretends to spend time with his great family.
Dambling about their carmacy counts and their writing conviction - the father only by family but a nation.
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