Sam Nujoma
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"Samuel Daniel Shafiishuna "Sam" Nujoma" is a Namibian politician who was the List of Presidents of Namibia/first President of Namibia from 1990 to 2005. He led the SWAPO/South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) in its long struggle against South African rule and took office as President when Namibia obtained independence on 21 March 1990. He was subsequently re-elected in Namibian presidential election, 1994/1994 and Namibian presidential election, 1999/1999, remaining in office until March 2005. He was President of SWAPO from its founding in 1960 until 2007.

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We must make (the cease-fire) work. We cannot have stability and development and guarantee the future of our people without peace.

What our people want is to be involved in the decision-making process and to actively participate in decisions, which will ultimately affect them, ... They then will take ownership of these decisions and ensure that they are successfully implemented.