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Sam Nujoma, the activist and guerrilla leader who became Namibia’s first democratically elected president after leading the country to independence from apartheid South Africa, passed away at the age of 95 on Saturday, the Namibian Presidency said on Sunday....Don’t Miss Out! CLICK HERE TO KEEP READING..>>
Nujoma rose to head the thinly populated southern African country on March 21, 1990, and was later formally recognized as the “Founding Father of the Namibian Nation” through a 2005 act of parliament. While widely celebrated for his role in the liberation struggle, his legacy was also marked by criticism over his intolerance toward critical media, opposition to homosexuality, and the controversial 1998 constitutional amendment that allowed him to seek a third term.
A close ally of Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, Nujoma supported Mugabe’s land seizures from white farmers. However, in Namibia, he adhered to a “willing buyer, willing seller” land redistribution policy.Read Full Details
