Sam Nujoma, who led Namibia after independence struggle, dies at 95
- Posted on February 11, 2025
- By Washington Post
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Sam Nujoma, who led Namibia after independence struggle, dies at 95
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Before independence in 1990, Mr. Nujoma directed a Cold War-era insurgency against South African control of the mineral-rich former German colony.