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Windhoek residents pay last respects to founding president

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2025-02-27
WINDHOEK, 27 February 2025 - A military vehicle transporting the casket of the late Founding President, Sam Nujoma. (Photo by: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA WINDHOEK, 27 February 2025 - A military vehicle transporting the casket of the late Founding President, Sam Nujoma. (Photo by: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 27 FEB (NAMPA) - Windhoek residents on Thursday lined the streets of the Namibian capital to pay their respects to Founding President Sam Nujoma, who died on 08 February in a Windhoek hospital.

People from all walks of life turned out in large numbers to see Nujoma’s coffin, draped in the national flag, on a gun carriage. The procession, conducted by the Namibian Defence Force, is part of the final preparations for his burial in Windho...
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WINDHOEK, 27 February 2025 - MVA Fund staff were among those who came out to witness the street procession for the late Founding President, Sam Nujoma. (Photo by: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA WINDHOEK, 27 February 2025 - MVA Fund staff were among those who came out to witness the street procession for the late Founding President, Sam Nujoma. (Photo by: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA
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