Sam Nujoma, a former guerrilla leader who became the first president of Namibia after decades of battling South African control of the sparsely populated but mineral-rich expanse in one of the ...

Sam Nujoma, the first president of independent Namibia who led the country to freedom from apartheid South Africa in 1990, has died, Namibia's current leader announced Sunday. He was 95.

Sam Nujoma, Namibia's first president, has passed away at the age of 95. He was revered as a charismatic father figure who led his people to democracy.

OSHAKATI, Namibia — 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 ...

Sam Nujoma, Founding President of Namibia, Dies at 95 As the self-exiled leader of the South-West Africa People’s Organization, he directed a guerrilla army in a 24-year war for independence ...

Sam Nujoma was known for leading Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as ... dies aged 95 By . Associated Press. Published Feb. 9, 2025 ... Sam Nujoma died at 95.

Sam Nujoma, a former railway worker who served as Namibia’s president for 15 years after leading the diamond-rich nation’s struggle for independence, has died. He was 95.

Sam Nujoma, freedom fighter turned president who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990, has died at the age of 95. Often referred to as Namibia’s “founding father ...

Sam Nujoma, who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, has died at age 95. The now-late Nujoma was known as the father of ...

Sam Nujoma, who led Namibia after independence struggle, dies at 95. Before independence in 1990, Mr. Nujoma directed a Cold War-era insurgency against South African control of the mineral-rich ...

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 became known as the ...

WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA —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 became ...