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(FILES) Namibian President Hage Geingob speaks during a joint press conference with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during his state visit to South Africa at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on April 20, 2023. Namibia's President Hage Geingob died early on February 4, 2024 in a hospital in Windhoek, the presidential office said in a statement on social media platform X. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP)
Namibia's President Hage Geingob died early Sunday in a hospital in Windhoek, the presidential office said in a statement on social media platform X. He was 82.
"It is with utmost sadness and regret that I inform you that our beloved Dr. Hage G. Geingob, the President of the Republic of Namibia has passed on today, Sunday 4 February 2024 at around 00h04 at Lady Pohamba Hospital where he was receiving medical treatment from his medical team," read the statement signed by acting President Nangolo Mbumba.
