Hifikepunye Pohamba

Hifikepunye Pohamba is a Namibian politician who served as Namibia’s second president from 2005 to 2015, succeeding Sam Nujoma.

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Sam Nujoma: Namibian independence leader and politician who served as the country’s first president from 1990 to 2005. Pohamba succeeded Nujoma as president after Nujoma’s three terms.
South West Africa: The former name of the territory that became the independent country of Namibia. Pohamba’s early political life unfolded under South African rule of this territory.
Namibian presidential election, 2004: The election in which Hifikepunye Pohamba won Namibia’s presidency with a large majority. The result brought Pohamba to the presidency in March 2005.
Hage Geingob presidency: The period of Namibian government under President Hage Geingob, from 2015 to 2024. Geingob’s administration followed Pohamba’s and continued SWAPO’s uninterrupted rule.
Hage Geingob: Namibian politician who served as prime minister and later as the country’s third president. Geingob succeeded Pohamba as president in 2015.
Namibian War of Independence: The armed struggle against South African rule in Namibia, fought principally from 1966 to 1989. Pohamba joined the independence movement during the conflict and worked in SWAPO’s political organization.
Namibian presidential election, 2009: The election in which Pohamba won a second term as Namibia’s president. Its result extended his presidency through 2015.
Sam Nujoma presidency: The period of Namibian government under President Sam Nujoma, from independence in 1990 to 2005. Nujoma’s founding presidency preceded Pohamba’s and established the pattern of SWAPO governance.
Nahas Angula: Namibian politician who served as prime minister from 2005 to 2012. Angula was Pohamba’s prime minister during the first seven years of his presidency.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 435: A 1978 UN Security Council resolution establishing a plan for Namibia’s transition to independence. Its implementation enabled the election and independence that preceded Pohamba’s national leadership.