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Sam Nujoma

1929 - 2025

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Samuel Shafiishuna Daniel Nujoma ( noo-YOH-mə; 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 an independent Namibia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Nujoma is the 4,618th most popular politician (down from 1,375th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Namibia (down from 1st in 2019) and the most popular Namibian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sam Nujoma ranks 4,618 out of 19,576. Before him are Tzipi Livni, Callias II, Charles III, Duke of Lorraine, Sabuktigin, Emperor Ingyō, and Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia. After him are George Read, Trisong Detsen, Fasilides, Moša Pijade, Emperor Shōmu, and Antti Aarne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Sam Nujoma ranks 96. Before him are Ralf Dahrendorf, Claes Oldenburg, George Stinney, Len Deighton, John Polanyi, and Gordon Moore. After him are Alasdair MacIntyre, Georgios Roubanis, Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Pierre Brice, Abdel Halim Hafez, and Isabel Sarli. Among people deceased in 2025, Sam Nujoma ranks 50. Before him are Jules Wijdenbosch, Joseph Nye, Hugo Gatti, David Lodge, Jair da Costa, and Svetlana Gerasimenko. After him are Alasdair MacIntyre, Lalo Schifrin, Georgios Roubanis, Ferdi Tayfur, Max Romeo, and Heikki Hasu.

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In Namibia

Among people born in Namibia, Sam Nujoma ranks 2 out of 15. Before him are Nǃxau ǂToma (1944). After him are Hage Geingob (1941), Hifikepunye Pohamba (1936), Saara Kuugongelwa (1967), Nahas Angula (1943), Frankie Fredericks (1967), Theo-Ben Gurirab (1938), Behati Prinsloo (1988), Michelle McLean (1972), Collin Benjamin (1978), and Percy Montgomery (1974).

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Among POLITICIANS In Namibia

Among politicians born in Namibia, Sam Nujoma ranks 1. After him are Hage Geingob (1941), Hifikepunye Pohamba (1936), Saara Kuugongelwa (1967), Nahas Angula (1943), and Theo-Ben Gurirab (1938).

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