According to the presidency, Namibia’s founding father, Sam Nujoma, who spearheaded the nation’s struggle for independence from South Africa, passed away on Saturday at the age of 95.
In a statement made on Sunday, President Nangolo Mbumba stated that Nujoma had been hospitalized for the previous three weeks due to a medical condition from which he “could not recover.”
Mbumba declared that he was announcing “the passing of our revered freedom fighter and revolutionary leader” with the “utmost sorrow and sadness.
“Our Founding Father lived a long and consequential life during which he exceptionally served the people of his beloved country.”