Revered as "father of the nation" and the icon of Namibia's liberation struggle, Sam Nujoma lived up to these expectations in more ways than one. His warm, broad smile and easy-going manner made him likeable and accessible.

SWAPO asked the United Nations to give Namibia its independence. When this did not happen, SWAPO began an armed struggle against the South African government. In 1973, the General Assembly of the United Nations said that SWAPO was the only true representative of the Namibian people.

Sam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its president for 15 years, has died

JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his condolences to the government and people of Namibia on the passing of founding president Sam Nujoma. Nujoma died in hospital on Saturday after battling an illness. He was 95.

Like many African leaders of his era, he was shaped by the struggle for resistance against colonial oppression. This was no romantic picnic.

Sam Nujoma, the activist and guerrilla leader who became Namibia's first democratically elected president after it won its independence from apartheid South Africa, died aged 95 on Saturday, the Namibian Presidency said on Sunday.

Dr. Sam Nujoma, Namibia's Founding Father, passes away at 95, leaving behind a legacy of leadership and resilience.

President Nangolo Mbumba says Nujoma was a great Founding Father, who lived a long and consequential life during which he exceptionally served the people of his beloved country. N

Nujoma had been hospitalised over the past three weeks, battling an illness from which he "could not recover", President Nangolo Mbumba said in a statement released Sunday.