Sam Nujoma, who fought against apartheid and for Namibian independence and was known officially as the country’s “founding ...

4. Mandela’s father, Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Gadla Mandela, was a chief in the tribe, and the family was considered royalty. He died from lung disease when Nelson was 12 years old. 5. Mandela was ...

One episode focuses on Nelson Mandela, the South African leader who ... in a simple hut with no electricity or running water. His father died when he was 12, and he was sent as a foster child ...

“Nelson Mandela wore the standard blue overall and ... South West Africa (now Namibia), where his father was a headmaster and chief inspector of education. After military service he took ...

Hailed as Namibia’s “founding father”, Nujoma passed away on Saturday night following ... out of colonial or white minority ...

Sam Nujoma, the revolutionary leader who guided Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its ...