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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nNangolo Mbumba, born on Aug. 15, 1941, had previously served as the second vice president of Namibia since 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A dedicated member of the South West Africa People\u2019s Organization (SWAPO), Mbumba boasts an extensive career, having led various ministries in Namibia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His portfolio includes Minister of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development (1993-1996), Minister of Finance (1996-2003), Minister of Information and Broadcasting (2003-2005), Minister of Education (2005-2010), and Minister of Safety and Security (2010-2012). From 2012 to 2017, Mbumba held the position of secretary-general of the ruling SWAPO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement released by the Namibian Presidency on Sunday morning, Mbumba said, \u201cIt is with utmost sadness and regret that I inform you that our beloved Dr. Hage G. Geingob, the President of the Republic of Namibia, has passed on today, Sunday 4 February 2024 at around 00h04 at Lady Pohamba Hospital where he was receiving medical treatment from his medical team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Geingob, the first prime minister and third president of Namibia, traversed a remarkable journey from an anti-apartheid activist to a statesman of great repute throughout his career. Geingob was sworn in as Namibia\u2019s president on March 21, 2015, and was re-elected for another five-year term in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He served as prime minister from 1990-2002 and 2012-2015, in addition to other key ministerial and leadership roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHis medical team \u2026 has been trying its utmost best to ensure that our President recovers,\u201d Mbumba said in the statement. \u201cRegrettably, notwithstanding the team\u2019s spirited effort to save his life, sadly, fellow Namibians, President Geingob passed on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Namibian nation has lost a distinguished servant of the people, a liberation struggle icon, the chief architect of our constitution and the pillar of the Namibian house,\u201d the statement noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Jan. 19, the Namibian presidency said Geingob\u2019s medical team discovered cancerous cells following a biopsy examination.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Museveni :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today sent a condolence message to the people of Namibia following the death of President Hage Geingob.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On behalf of the Government and People of Uganda, I salute the contribution of the late H.E. Geingob to the cause of freedom of Namibia and Africa in general.\u00a0 I extend our condolences to his family and the people of Namibia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Namibia under SWAPO supported the 4th generation of freedom fighters from Uganda led by President Museveni in mid and late 1960s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Editor:msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nangolo Mbumba, (82) the former vice president of Namibia, took the oath of office on Sunday in the capital Windhoek,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/132546304_c4def4ea1c254e676b6430fb1b4d7809779cbbd20_315_5500_30961000x563.jpg.webp","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11432,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/namibian-president-hage-geingob-dead-aged-82\/","url_meta":{"origin":11438,"position":0},"title":"Namibian president Hage Geingob dead aged 82","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"February 4, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Namibia president Hage Geingob died while receiving treatment in hospital, his vice-president has announced. 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