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.

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

Sam Nujoma, the activist and guerrilla leader who became Namibia's first democratically elected president after it won its independence from apartheid South Africa, died aged 95 on Saturday, the Namibian Presidency said on Sunday.

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

Nujoma was remembered in his own nation as a charismatic father figure who guided his country to democracy and stability following Germany’s lengthy colonial control and a violent independence struggl

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

Sam Nujoma, who fought against apartheid and for Namibian independence and was known officially as the country’s “founding father”, has died in Windhoek aged 95.

Namibia's founding President Sam Nujoma died aged 95 on Saturday, the country's President Nangolo Mbumba announced in a statement on Sunday morning.