Abridged biography of H.E Hage G. Geingob by Honourable Prof. Peter H. Katjavivi, MP Speaker of the National Assembly on the occasion of the official Memorial Service of H.E Hage G. Geingob

Director of Ceremonies, Hon. Pio Nganate, Governor of the Omaheke Region, Following the sixth national democratic elections in 2014, H.E. Dr. Hage G. Geingob was sworn in Office on the 21st of March 2015 as the third President of the Republic of Namibia. In 2019, during the 7th National Assembly and presidential elections, President Geingob was re-elected to a second term in Office. Dr. Geingob was also the third President […]

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Geingob was a unifier: Nujoma

Namibia’s late President, Dr Hage Geingob, will be remembered as a unifier as he embodied a politics of inclusivity. This is according to Namibia’s Founding President Sam Nujoma, who paid tribute to Geingob during Geingob’s State memorial service here on Saturday. Nujoma noted in a statement delivered on his behalf by Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila at the official public event that the outpouring of love from all over the world […]

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World leaders attend President Geingob’s memorial service

Three weeks after Namibia’s third President, Dr Hage Geingob, passed away, thousands attended his memorial service in Windhoek on Saturday. A multitude of Namibians and dignitaries from across the world gathered at the national stadium to remember and honour the former Head of State. Geingob, who was in the final term of his presidency since he took over in 2015, died in a Windhoek hospital on 04 February 2024. Close […]

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Tribute by H.E. Dr. Hifikepunye Pohamba, former President of the Republic of Namibia on the occasion of the Memorial Service of late President Dr. Hage G. Geingob

Director of Ceremonies; His Excellency, Dr. Nangolo Mbumba, President of the Republic of Namibia; Madam Sustjie Mbumba, First Lady of the Republic of Namibia; Her Excellency, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Vice President of the Republic of Namibia and Lieutenant General (Rtd) Epafras Ndaitwah; His Excellency, Dr. Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma, Founding Father of the Namibian Nation; The Widow, Madame Monica Geingos, Former First Lady; Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government; Your Excellencies, […]

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Tribute and eulogy on the passing of the late President H.E. Dr. Hage Geingob

His Excellency, President of the Republic of Namibia, Nangolo Mbumba, and First Lady of the Republic of Namibia, Sustjie Mbumba, Madame Monica Geingos, Widow, Children, Grandchildren and Representatives of the Family Your Excellencies Heads of States and Governments present, Your Excellency, The Founding President of The Republic of Namibia, Dr. Sam Shafishuna Nujoma, Your Excellency the second President of The Republic of Namibia, and dear friend Dr. Hifikepunye Pohamba, Your […]

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Tribute by H.E. Cde. Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaittwah, Vice President of the Republic of Namibia and the SWAPO Party, on the occasion of the Memorial Service of the former President of the Republic of NamibiaI, H.E. Cde. Dr. Hage G. Geingob

Directors of Ceremony, Madam Monica Geingos, 3rd First Lady of the Republic of Namibia, the Children and the entire bereaved family, Your Excellency, Dr. Nangolo Mbumba, President of the Republic of Namibia and Madam Mbumba, Your Excellency, Dr. Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma, Founding President of the Republic of Namibia and Madam Nujoma, Your Excellency, Dr. Hifikepunye Pohamba, Second President of the Republic of Namibia and Madam Pohamba, Professor Peter Katjavivi, Speaker […]

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Welcoming remarks by Rt. Hon. Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia at the State Memorial service of the late Dr. H.E Hage G Geingob, Third President of the Republic of Namibia

H.E. Dr. Nangolo Mbumba, President of the Republic of Namibia and Madame Mbumba, First Lady Madame Monica Geingos, Widow, the Children, Grandchildren and the entire bereaved family, H.E. Dr. Sam Nujoma, Founding President and Father of the Namibian Nation, and Madame Nujoma, H.E. Dr. Hifikepunye Pohamba, Second President and Madame Pohamba, Your Excellencies Heads of State and Government and Other Foreign Dignitaries, H.E. Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Vice President of the […]

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‘I wanted to see him myself’: Namibians show their love for Geingob

By Linea Dishena “I wanted to see for myself, instead of hearsay, I wanted to see him with my own eyes.” These were the words of Maliselina Libelius, who travelled from Omulukila village in the Omusati Region, to view the remains of late President Hage Geingob at Parliament Gardens in Windhoek Friday night. Libelius joined hundreds of mourners in long queues on a drizzling evening to view Geingob’s remains. Geingob’s […]

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Tears and emotions fill Casa Rosalia

Tears and emotions filled the late President Hage Geingob residence, Casa Rosalia, in Windhoek on Friday afternoon as friends and family viewed his remains following a military procession. Many in attendance broke into tears of grief as they viewed his remains to pay their last respects to the former Head of State whose brown shining casket was draped in a Namibian flag. “Our dear president liked this place, this is […]

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