Before independence in 1990, Mr. Nujoma directed a Cold War-era insurgency against South African control of the mineral-rich former German colony.

Sam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its president for 15 years, has died. He was 95.

Sam Nujoma, the freedom fighter who became Namibia's founding president after leading the country to independence from apartheid South Africa, has died.

Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has described the late Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s first President, as a quintessential patriot and courageous leader who dedicated his life to the service of his nation.

Revered as "father of the nation" and the icon of Namibia's liberation struggle, Sam Nujoma lived up to these expectations in more ways than one. His warm, broad smile and easy-going manner made him likeable and accessible.

Sam Nujoma, who has died aged 95, was the first president of Namibia and one of Africa’s renowned freedom fighters whose name was linked with men like Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa of Nigeria and Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana.

Sam Nujoma, a former railway worker who served as Namibia’s president for 15 years after leading the diamond-rich nation’s struggle for independence, has died. He was 95.

Sam Nujoma, the first president of Namibia and leader of its liberation movement, died at 95 in its capital city.

Sam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its president for 15 years, has died.

Nujoma has been called the country's founding father after leading the fight for independence from South Africa.

Born on May 12, 1929, at Etunda village, Omusati Region, in northwestern Namibia, Nujoma served as the country's first president from 1990 to 2005