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Sam Nujoma

First President of independent Namibia
Date of Birth: 12.05.1929
Country: Namibia

Content:
  1. Biography of Sam Nujoma
  2. Early Career
  3. Political Activism
  4. Struggle for Independence
  5. Presidency and Legacy

Biography of Sam Nujoma

Samuel Daniel Nujoma, the first President of independent Namibia, was born on May 12, 1929, in Ovamboland, a region in northern Namibia.

He received his education in missionary schools in Ovamboland and Windhoek.

Early Career

From 1949 to 1959, Nujoma worked as a civil servant. He started in the Namibian branch of the South African Railways and then worked in the trading system and various institutions in the capital, Windhoek.

Political Activism

In the late 1950s, Nujoma developed an interest in politics and became an activist for the first Namibian African political organization, the South West Africa National Union (SWANU), in 1959.

He participated in protests against the forced removal of Namibians from Windhoek to the outs