Sam Nujoma, a former guerrilla leader who became the first president of Namibia after decades of battling South African control of the sparsely populated but mineral-rich expanse in one of the ...

Sam Nujoma, the fiery white-bearded freedom ... and became known as the father of his nation, has died. He was 95. Nujoma was revered in his arid, sparsely populated homeland in southwestern ...

Sam Nujoma, who died last month in a private hospital at the age of 95. Heads of state from southern African countries joined Namibians at the funeral for Nujoma, who led the country to ...

Nujoma was seen as the last of a generation of African figures who headed anti-colonial movements and fought for freedom. "Therefore his departure signals an end of an era, a founding father of Africa ...

WINDHOEK, Namibia — (AP) — Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s founding ... three terms as president from 1990 to 2005. Nujoma died on Feb. 8 at age 95 after spending three weeks at a Windhoek hospital.