President of NamibiaHage Geingob, He died early this Sunday at the age of 82. confirmed the presidency without specifying the cause of death, although two weeks ago it was made public that it was diagnosed with cancer.

“The Namibian nation has lost an outstanding servant of the people.“An icon of the liberation struggle, the chief architect of our Constitution and the pillar of the House of Namibia,” the country’s former vice president said in a statement posted on social media. Nangolo Mbumba.

According to Mbumba, who will assume the presidency on an interim basis Before the general elections scheduled for 2024, Geingob died at around 00:04 local time this Sunday.

The President died accompanied by his wife. Monica Geingos, and her children at the Lady Pohamba Hospital in the capital Windhoek, where she was being treated.

“His medical team, as I told the nation yesterday, is doing everything possible to ensure our president’s recovery. Unfortunately, despite the team’s vigorous efforts to save his life (…), “President Geingob has passed away”– said Mbumba.

“In this time of deep pain, I call on the nation remain calm and serene and the government will take care of all the procedures, preparations and other necessary government protocols,” he added.

Yesterday evening, Presidential Press Attaché Alfredo Hengari already confirmed that Geingob He was in hospital in critical but stable condition. According to local media.

The news of his death came two weeks after it became known on January 19 that the president would begin treatment for cancer. after the discovery of “cancer cells” in a biopsy last January.

“As part of his regular annual medical examinations, the President informed the Namibian public that the Head of State was required to undergo a medical examination. colonoscopy and gastroscopy On January 8, 2024, a biopsy followed, the results of which revealed cancer cells,” the presidency noted then.

Born in 1941, This year Geingob was supposed to finish his second and final term. after leading the country since 2015, it was revealed in 2014, when he was prime minister, that he was a prostate cancer survivor.

Namibia is among the third of Africa’s 54 sovereign states that will participate in elections in 2024. presidential, legislative or local elections.

(according to information from EFE)