Namibian President Hage Geingob laid to rest

(26 Feb 2024)
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Windhoek, Namibia - 25 February 2024
1. Arrival of late President Hage Geingob's casket at Heroes' Acre cemetery
HEADLINE: Namibian President Hage Geingob laid to rest
2. Soldiers saluting as vehicle carrying Geingob casket drives past
ANNOTATION: Namibian President Hage Geingob was laid to rest in the country's Heroes' Acre cemetery on Sunday following a state funeral.
3. Military and police officials carrying Geingob's casket
ANNOTATION: Geingob died earlier this month at the age of 82 while receiving treatment for cancer.
4. Arrival of Hage Geingob's widow, Monica Geingos
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Nangolo Mbumba, President of Namibia:
"May God Almighty grant unto you, eternal rest, and make his perpetual light shine upon you. Farewell. The people's president."
6. Pallbearers carrying the casket
ANNOTATION: Geingob was Namibia's third president since the country, which used to be a German colony, gained independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.
7. Monica Geingob being comforted
8. Tilt up from flowers to statue at Heroes' Acre
ANNOTATION: He played a central role in what has become one of Africa’s most stable democracies after returning from a long exile as an anti-apartheid activist.
STORYLINE:
Namibian President Hage Geingob was laid to rest in the country's Heroes' Acre cemetery on Sunday following a state funeral.

Geingob died earlier this month at the age of 82 while receiving treatment for cancer.

At his funeral on Sunday, Geingob's coffin was draped in the Namibian flag and was carried in a glass case on the back of a military trailer.

Representatives from 27 countries attended the funeral, including Princess Anne, the sister of Britain's King Charles III, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Qatar President Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and 18 heads of state.

Geingob was Namibia's third president since the country, which used to be a German colony, gained independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.

He played a central role in what has become one of Africa’s most stable democracies after returning from a long exile as an anti-apartheid activist.

He had been president since 2015 and was set to finish his second and final term this year.

Geingob also served as Namibia’s first prime minister after independence from 1990 to 2002 and was prime minister for a second time from 2012 to 2015.

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