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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>Hage Geingob died earlier this month aged 82 while receiving treatment for cancer.Namibian president Hage Geingob was laid to rest in the country\u2019s Heroes\u2019 Acre cemetery on Sunday following a state funeral attended by African leaders, the German president and the Princess Royal.<\/b><\/p>\n

Mr Geingob died earlier this month aged 82 while receiving treatment for cancer.He was Namibia\u2019s third president since it gained independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990. Before that, the southern African country was a German colony.Mr Geingob\u2019s widow, Monica Geingos, delivered a message at a memorial service on Saturday paying tribute to her husband\u2019s rise from humble, rural roots to be his nation\u2019s leader and a widely respected figure on the African continent.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou were born a peasant and died a president,\u201d Ms Geingos said at the memorial service at a soccer stadium that was filled with mourners.<\/p>\n

At his funeral on Sunday, Mr Geingob\u2019s coffin was draped in the Namibian flag and was carried in a glass case on the back of a military trailer.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Botswana<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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