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Sam Nujoma
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President of Namibia from 1990 to 2005 (1929–2025)
Sam Nujoma was the first president of Namibia after the country gained independence in 1990, serving in that role until 2005. He is a significant figure in African history because he led Namibia's transition to independence and shaped the nation's early development as a sovereign state.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 11
Top works
- Statement by Sam Nujoma, president of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) of Namibia, to a meeting of the European Economic Community Parliamentary Group, at Brussels, 28 September 1982
- About the struggle of the Namibian people
- Where Others Wavered
- The quotable Sam Nujoma
- 1990-1999, state of the nation
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1931-01-22
- Active to
- 1964-12-11
Discography
- Encore1958
- Songs by Sam Cooke1958
- Tribute to the Lady1959
- Cooke’s Tour1960
- I Thank God1960
- Hits of the 50’s1960
- My Kind of Blues1961
- Sam’s Songs1961
- Swing Low1961
- Twistin’ the Night Away1962
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,455x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,955x
- Nonlinear Dimensionality Reduction by Locally Linear Embedding
· 2000 · cited 11,560x
- The mutational constraint spectrum quantified from variation in 141,456 humans
· 2020 · cited 9,173x
- Signatures of mutational processes in human cancer
· 2013 · cited 8,805x
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Quotes
- “Our common destiny, as Africans, is defined by peace, security, development and prosperity; free from poverty, disease, underdevelopment and conflicts. We want a continent whose citizens occupy a pride of place among the people of the world. We want a continent that has reclaimed its pre-eminence as a centre of technological innovation, scientific excellence and cultural advancement.”
- “If I am allowed to elaborate on the important aspect of peace, security and stability, it is common knowledge that the on-going debate about the need for social, economic and political reforms in Africa centres on issues of peace, security and development. These are viewed as necessary conditions for social stability and the promotion of human security.”
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Encyclopedic overview
Samuel Shafiishuna Daniel Nujoma (12 May 1929 – 8 February 2025) was a Namibian revolutionary, anti-apartheid activist and politician who served three terms as the first president of Namibia, from 1990 to 2005. Nujoma was a founding member and the first president of the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) in 1960.
Nujoma became involved in anti-colonial politics during the 1950s. In 1959, he co-founded and served as the first president of the Ovamboland People's Organization (OPO), a nationalist organization advocating for an independent Namibia. In December 1958, he was an organizer of the Old Location resistance and was arrested and deported to Ovamboland. In 1960, he escaped and went into exile in Tanzania, where he was welcomed by Julius Nyerere.
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