Windhoek, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Geingob, Namibia, died in a hospital in the capital Windhoek in the early morning of February 4 local time at the age of 82. He was previously diagnosed with cancer.
Namibia's Deputy Nagolo Mbemba became the country's Deputy Nagolo Mbemba said in a statement released in Namibia's province on the same day that Geingob passed away while receiving him at the hospital. "Namibia has lost a remarkable servant of the people, a leader who led the people in their liberation struggle. ”
On January 19 this year, the Namibian government** announced that Geingob had been diagnosed with cancer.
Geingob was born on 3 August 1941 in South-West Africa. In April 1960, the South West African People's Organization (SWAA) was formed to begin the struggle for national independence, and Geingob became its assistant representative in Botswana in 1963. In 1968, Southwest Africa was renamed Namibia. On March 21, 1990, Namibia declared independence and Geingob became Namibia's first Prime Minister, a position he held from 1990 to 2002 and from 2012 to 2015.
In the Namibian and National Assembly elections held in November 2014, Geingob was elected as a candidate for the People's Formation Party and was sworn in in March 2015. In the November 2019 Na** and National Assembly elections, Geingob was re-elected and was sworn in in March 2020. (ENDS).