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United Nations Commissioner for South West Africa was a post created by the United Nations General Assembly in 1966 to assert the UN's direct responsibility for South West Africa which was then under illegal occupation by apartheid South Africa. [1] UNGA renamed the post United Nations Commissioner for Namibia in 1968. [2]
4 February: President of Namibia Hage Geingob dies at the age of 82. [1] 4 February: Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba is sworn in as 4th President of Namibia; 16 April: Eleven inmates escape from a prison in Katima Mulilo, Zambezi Region. [2] 21 June: A high court rules that two colonial-era laws criminalizing gay sex between men are ...
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The Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) is one of the most powerful of Namibia's trade unions. It plays a leading public role in the Namibian political space and is an ally of the ruling South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) government. [1] The MUN was established in 1986.
On 3 December 2024, Nandi-Ndaitwah was declared the victor with 57% of the vote, [28] [29] avoiding a runoff election which was predicted to occur. [30] [31] She became the first woman to be elected as president of Namibia [32] [28] [33] and will be one of two women presidents in Africa, alongside Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania. [33]
Below is a list of foreign ministers of the Republic of Namibia. The respective ministry, named Ministry of Foreign Affairs since independence, was renamed Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation at the start of the 2015–2020 legislative period. [1] 1990–2002: Theo-Ben Gurirab [2] 2002–2004: Hidipo Hamutenya [3]
Below is a list of members of the 7th National Assembly of Namibia. [1] They were selected by their parties based on the results of the 2019 parliamentary election. This National Assembly was inaugurated on 20 March 2020. [2] Like each of the previous National Assemblies, it is led by the South West Africa People's Organization. The 7th ...
Download QR code; Print/export ... This is a list of diplomatic missions of Namibia. ... Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York.