Geingob, who died at the age of 82, was the first prime minister of independent Namibia. Geingob visited Finland in November.
The president of Namibia, who died early today on Sunday Hage Geingob was the first Prime Minister of independent Namibia. He was also the late president Martti Ahtisaaren friend.
Geingob died at the age of 82. The country’s former vice president and now acting president told about it Nangolo Mbumba On the official account of the President of Namibia In the X message service.
The message did not state Geingob’s cause of death. Geingob was diagnosed with cancer just a few weeks ago. He had returned from cancer treatments in the United States on Tuesday. Geingob died in a hospital in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia.
Just about two weeks ago, Geingob supported South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). According to the lawsuit, Israel is guilty of mass destruction by military actions in Gaza.
A friend of Ahtisaari
Geingob, who sat for his second term, became president in 2015. He was the third president of Namibia.
His inauguration was attended by the president at the time Martti Ahtisaari and Eeva Ahtisaari. Geingob has said that he and President Ahtisaari were close friends.
Geingob visited Finland just a few months ago at Ahtisaari’s funeral in November. He said at the time that Ahtisaari played an important role in Namibia’s independence from South Africa in 1990.
Geingob was elected the country’s first prime minister in the same year. He worked as prime minister in the years 1990–2002 and 2012–2015.
– President Geingob was a significant veteran in Namibia’s liberation from colonialism and apartheid, described the South African president Cyril Ramaphosa in their condolences.
Also the president of Finland Sauli Niinistö has sent his condolences to Namibia.
Decades abroad
Geingob was born in 1941. He started actively opposing the apartheid regime in South Africa at a young age.
Geingob lived for a long time in exile abroad, first in Botswana and then in the United States, and led the liberation movement SWAPO. The movement fought for the independence of Namibia and later became the country’s leading political party, The New York Times amount. Geingob also studied international relations and completed a master’s degree in the United States.
Geingob returned to Namibia in 1989 after leading the SWAPO election campaign. The country became independent in 1990.
In 2020, Geingob posted a series of photos on Twitter at the time of his return to Namibia, saying he had been in exile for 27 years. At that time, 31 years had passed since returning to the homeland.
– When I look back, the journey to build a new Namibia paid off, Geingob formulated.
Geingobi’s last presidential term was supposed to end this year and presidential elections were scheduled for November.
Source: AP