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Sam Nujoma

1929 - Today

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Samuel Shafiishuna Daniel Nujoma, (; born 12 May 1929) is a Namibian revolutionary, anti-apartheid activist and politician who served three terms as the first President of Namibia, from 1990 to 2005. Nujoma was a founding member and the first president of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) in 1960. Prior to 1960, SWAPO was known as the Ovambo People's Organisation (OPO). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sam Nujoma has received more than 544,982 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Sam Nujoma is the 6,291st most popular politician (down from 5,317th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Namibia and the 2nd most popular Namibian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sam Nujoma ranks 6,291 out of 15,577Before him are Welf II, Duke of Bavaria, Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, Xiao Yi of Shang, Louis Victor, Prince of Carignano, and Zhang Jinghui. After him are Ali Mahdi Muhammad, Witteric, Gerberga, wife of Carloman I, Muhammad I of Khwarazm, Sancho IV of Pamplona, and Al-Said Barakah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Sam Nujoma ranks 128Before him are Antonio Carbajal, Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti, Branko Zebec, Alexis Weissenberg, Menahem Golan, and Nureddin al-Atassi. After him are Édouard Balladur, Eric Carle, Zillur Rahman, Whitey Bulger, Kateb Yacine, and Vladimír Menšík.

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In Namibia

Among people born in Namibia, Sam Nujoma ranks 3 out of 14Before him are Nǃxau ǂToma (1944) and Hage Geingob (1941). After him are Hifikepunye Pohamba (1936), Saara Kuugongelwa (1967), Nahas Angula (1943), Theo-Ben Gurirab (1938), Frankie Fredericks (1967), Behati Prinsloo (1988), Collin Benjamin (1978), Michelle McLean (1972), and Percy Montgomery (1974).

Among POLITICIANS In Namibia

Among politicians born in Namibia, Sam Nujoma ranks 2Before him are Hage Geingob (1941). After him are Hifikepunye Pohamba (1936), Saara Kuugongelwa (1967), Nahas Angula (1943), and Theo-Ben Gurirab (1938).