Geingo Hage (Hage Geingob)

Geingo Hage (Hage Geingob)

Biography

1989-1990

In 1989, Hage Gottfried Geingob returned to his homeland, where he joined the political process and the very next year Namibia became independent. He also co-authored the Basic Law of his country, which is considered one of the most perfect in Africa. In 1990, he became the first Prime Minister of independent Namibia and remained in office for 12 years.

2015: Re-election

Hage Geingob became president in 2015, his second term. In 2014, Geingob, who was then prime minister, announced that he had recovered from prostate cancer, and the next year he led the country.

2024: Death

On February 3, 2024, Namibian President Hage Geingob died. He was 82 years old. He died in the hospital of the capital Windhoek.

Geingob was being treated at a hospital after it was reported in January 2024 that he had been diagnosed with cancer, CNN reported. On January 31, 2024, he returned from a trip to the United States, where, according to his office, he underwent two days of treatment as part of a medical study.

In late January 2024, the Namibian president revealed that he had travelled to the United States for a "two-day new treatment for cancer cells" after being diagnosed following a regular medical examination.

His medical team, as I informed the nation only yesterday, is doing everything possible to ensure our president's recovery. Unfortunately, despite the team's vigorous efforts to save his life, unfortunately fellow Namibians, President Geingob has passed away, "said Nangolo Mbumba, who was appointed as Namibia's acting president after Geingob's death.

The President Russia Vladimir Putin expressed condolences on the death of the head of Namibia, saying that the formation of Namibian statehood and the most important events of the country's recent history are associated with his name. Putin noted his masculinity, manifested in battles in the ranks of independence fighters, and loyalty to service, including as president and other governmental positions.^[1]

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