Shililifa accorded official funeral

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2024-12-28

WINDHOEK, 26 August 2015 - President Hage Geingob confers the Most Distinguished Order of Namibia First Class on former Robben Island Political Prisoner, Heikki Shililifa, during the 49th commemoration of Heroes' Day. (Photo by: Joseph Nekaya) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 27 DEC (NAMPA) - President Nangolo Mbumba has conferred an official funeral on the late Heikky Shililifa, who died on 16 December at Oshakati in the Oshana region, aged 82.
Shililifa, who was a former prisoner at Robben Island during Namibia's liberation struggle, was born on the 08 May 1942 at Ohamautsi village in the Omusati Region.
A media statement issued by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology on Friday said tha...

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