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Shafiishuna (Sam) Nujoma

Namibia, Rest of Africa


Shafiishuna (Sam) Samuel Nujoma

Birth Details:

Date of Birth: 12-05-1929   Place of Birth: Ongandjera Dist, Namibia

In Brief

Member: Constituent Assembly; Signed ceasefire agreement with SA, resulting in implementation of UN Sec Council Resolution 435 1989; led negotiations between 5 western contact group & SA & front line states Nigeria & SWAPO 1977-78; 1st leader of African Nationalist Movement campaignin

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Current Position(s)

Member - Constituent Assembly
(1989 - present)
Member - Politburo & Central Comm

Previous Position(s)

President - Republic of Namibia
(1990 - 2005)
Acting Chief Executive - Swapo
(1960 - 2004)

Higher Education

Honorary degree - University of Lincoln
Honorary Doctor of Laws (1990)

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