Africa-Press – Angola. Several Heads of State, such as the Angolan President, João Lourenço, come together this Saturday, at the Independence Stadium, in Windhoek, at the funeral ceremony given to the Namibian statesman, Hage Geingob, who passed away twenty days ago.
After lying in state throughout Friday night and Saturday morning in the Parliament Gardens, Hage Geingob’s remains will be transferred to the Independence Stadium, with a view to the final official state ceremonies, open to the public, coming from all over the country.
Starting at 2pm (1pm in Angola), the program will be marked with the singing of the anthems of Namibia and the African Union, a religious moment with the Catholic and Evangelical Lutheran churches of Namibia, messages from the country’s Interim President, Nangolo Mbumba , as well as Heads of State and other foreign dignitaries.
On Sunday, the ceremony will take place from 10 am to 12 pm, with the highlight being the deposition of the urn in the tomb Acre dos Heroes (Heroes’ Acre), simultaneously with the firing of 21 cannon salutes, an aerial display, among other actions.
Angola participates in the funeral ceremonies with a military contingent from the Angolan Air Force (FAN), made up of 77 soldiers and eight aircraft.
On Friday, for long hours, a considerable number of Namibian citizens and foreigners gathered at the edge of the streets of Windhoek, where the procession of Hage Geingob’s body passed, from the Presidential Palace to Casa Rosalia, a family residence, where they were former first lady Monica Geingob, children, close relatives and friends.
The interim President and Commander-in-Chief of the Namibian Defense Forces, Nangolo Mbumba accompanied the entire journey of the caravan with the mortal remains of the late Statesman.
Geingob was the third President of Namibia, a country that became independent in 1990, no longer being politically controlled by South Africa.
Following Geingob’s physical death, his vice-president, Nangolo Mbumba, was immediately sworn in as interim president until the elections, scheduled for November 2024.
Hage Geingob passed away on February 4th, aged 82, from cancer.
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