Hifikepunye Pohamba

Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba (born August 18, 1935) is the second and current President of Namibia. Image File history File links Hifikepunye_Pohamba_2005. ... Image File history File links Hifikepunye_Pohamba_2005. ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This page contains a list of presidents of Namibia. ...

Hifikepunye Pohamba is a Namibian politician from the South-West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) ruling party who won the presidential election of November 15/16, 2004 with 76% of the vote, in what has been described as a "landslide". [1] He was backed by long-time president Sam Nujoma, who was then serving his third five-year term; Pohamba is often considered to be Nujoma's hand-picked successor. Pohamba took office as president on March 21, 2005 and has since distinguished himself by careful but decisive moves against corruption. Prior to this, he was the Lands Minister of Namibia. A politician is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. ... The South West African Peoples Organisation (SWAPO) is a political party in Namibia. ... Elections in Namibia gives information on election and election results in Namibia. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... President Sam Nujoma Samuel Daniel Shafiishuna Nujoma (born May 12, 1929) was the first President of Namibia. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Early political career

At the age of 25, Pohamba helped found Swapo. He was arrested for his political activity but moved to Rhodesia, where he was deported soon afterwards. He then spent four months in prison in Namibia before spending two years in Ovamboland under house arrest. After he left prison, he went to Luanda to set up Swapo's Angolan office, and on his return, met the man who was later to become President Sam Nujoma. Until the 1990s and Namibia's independence, Pohamba represented Swapo across Africa, although he studied politics in the former Soviet Union briefly. He headed Swapo's election campaign before becoming an MP in 1990, and then held the ministries of internal affairs, fisheries, marine resources and land affairs. National motto: Sit Nomine Digna (Latin: May she be worthy of the name} Official language English Capital Salisbury Political system Parliamentary system Form of government Republic - Last President John Wrathall - Prime Minister Ian Smith Area  - Total  - % water 390 580 km² 1% Population  - 1978 est. ... Ovamboland Flag Ovamboland was a bantustan in South West Africa (present-day Namibia), intended by the apartheid government to be a self-governing homeland for the Ovambo people. ... In justice and law, house arrest is the situation where a person is confined (by the authorities) to his or her residence. ... Map of Angola Luanda (formerly called Loanda) is the largest city and capital of Angola. ... President Sam Nujoma Samuel Daniel Shafiishuna Nujoma (born May 12, 1929) was the first President of Namibia. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ...