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Namibia: ​​Former president Hifikepunye Pohamba reflects on his unexpected succession of Sam Nujoma in autobiography – News

Namibia: ​​Former president Hifikepunye Pohamba reflects on his unexpected succession of Sam Nujoma in autobiography – News

Africa Links 24 with Donald Matthys
Published on 2024-10-06 06:00:00

Former president Hifikepunye Pohamba says he questioned why he was selected as the successor of Namibia’s first head of state, Sam Nujoma.

In his newly released autobiography, titled ‘Footprints of Hifikepunye Pohamba – Ondjila Eyi A Enda’, Pohamba recounts that Swapo members approached him in early 2004 to stand as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2004 presidential and parliamentary elections.

At the time, he was serving as the minister of lands, resettlement and…

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