President of Namibia Hage Geingob, has passed away at the age of 82. The octogenarian who publicly revealed his struggles with cancer just one month before his demise, had following his return from the US two days ago, been receiving treatment at a hospital in the nation's capital, Windhoek, where he died in the early hours of Sunday 4th February 2024, with his wife and children by his side. Announcing the president's death, vice president Nangolo Mbumba stated that "Namibia has lost a distinguished servant of the people."
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Hage Gottfried Geingob served as the third president of Namibia from 2015 until his death in 2024. Geingob was the first Prime Minister of Namibia from 1990 to 2002, and served as prime minister again from 2012 to 2015. According to the country's constitution, vice president Nangolo Mbumba, will now act as president as there was less than a year left of Mr Geingob's second term in office. Presidential and parliamentary elections had already been scheduled for November.
May the deceased soul of Hage Gottfried Geingob rest in peace.
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