{"id":18058,"date":"2024-02-04T07:14:31","date_gmt":"2024-02-04T07:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/?p=18058"},"modified":"2024-02-04T07:14:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T07:14:31","slug":"namibias-president-hage-geingob-dies-aged-82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/2024\/02\/namibias-president-hage-geingob-dies-aged-82\/","title":{"rendered":"Namibia\u2019s President Hage Geingob dies aged 82"},"content":{"rendered":"

MONITORING (SW) – Namibian President Hage Geingob has died at the age of 82, his office has said, less than three weeks after it was announced he would undergo treatment for cancer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Geingob died on Sunday at Lady Pohamba Hospital in the capital Windhoek with his wife and his children at his side, acting president Nangolo Mbumba said in a statement posted on Geingob\u2019s official Facebook page.<\/p>\n

Geingob\u2019s office announced last month that he had begun treatment following the discovery of \u201ccancerous cells\u201d during a routine colonoscopy and gastroscopy.<\/p>\n

The announcement did not provide details of the African leader\u2019s diagnosis or prognosis but said he would continue to carry out his presidential duties.<\/p>\n

Geingob\u2019s office later announced that he would travel to the United States for medical care and would return to Namibia on February 2.<\/p>\n

Geingob, who also served a 12-year stint as prime minister, had a history of health problems that preceded his election as Namibia\u2019s third president in 2014.<\/p>\n

In 2013, the anti-apartheid activist-turned-politician underwent brain surgery, and the following year he revealed that he had survived prostate cancer.<\/p>\n

Last year, Geingob announced he had undergone aortic surgery in neighbouring South Africa.<\/p>\n

Namibia, a former German colony that gained independence from South Africa in 1990, is scheduled to hold presidential and parliamentary elections in November.<\/p>\n

Geingob was ineligible to run for reelection as Namibia\u2019s constitution limits the president to a maximum of two terms in office.<\/p>\n

The ruling SWAPO Party\u2019s presidential candidate, Nandi-Ndaitwah, would be the country\u2019s first female head of state if elected, Al Jazeera reported.<\/p>\n

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