President Hage G. Geingob of Namibia, who took workplace in 2015 and beforehand served because the nation’s first prime minister after independence, died early Sunday. He was 82.
The presidential workplace announced his death in a press release on social media that was attributed to Vice President Nangolo Mbumba, now the performing president.
Mr. Geingob, who had been receiving therapy for most cancers, died at a hospital within the capital, Windhoek, simply after midnight, the assertion mentioned.
He was Namibia’s first prime minister from 1990, the yr that the nation gained independence from South Africa, till 2002. He served once more in that position 10 years later, earlier than being elected president.
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