Justus //Garoeb recalls Nujoma's quest for independence

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2025-02-26

LUSAKA, MARCH 1984- This file picture shows Damara Gaob Justus //Garoeb next to Founding President Sam Nujoma, Namibia's third president Hage Geingob (second from the right) and other important delegates from Namibia in Lusaka (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

OUTJO, 26 FEB (NAMPA) - Former United Democratic Front (UDF) leader, Justus //Garoeb, recalled his escapades in Zambia alongside the late Founding President, Sam Nujoma, on Tuesday.
Speaking at the memorial service held in honour of the late Nujoma in Khorixas, //Garoeb, in a speech read on his behalf, reminisced about how he first met Nujoma as a young man in Walvis Bay.
“I was literally a young man in Walvis Bay when I met the founding presiden...

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