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Namibia\u2019s President Hage Geingob has died while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in the capital, Windhoek.<\/p>\n
Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba announced that Mr Geingob had died in the early hours of Sunday morning.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt his side was his dear wife Madame Monica Geingos and his children,\u201d Mr Mbumba said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The 82-old leader had been diagnosed with cancer and revealed his diagnosis to the public last month.<\/p>\n
His office announced he would be travelling to the US for treatment, but would return to Namibia on 2 February.<\/p>\n
Mr Geingob became president in 2015 and was serving his second and final term in office.<\/p>\n
He underwent an aortic operation last year, and in 2014 he revealed that he had survived prostate cancer.<\/p>\n
Namibia is due to hold presidential and parliamentary elections in November.<\/p>\n
The governing Swapo party, which has been in power since independence in 1990, has chosen Mrs Nandi-Ndaitwah as its presidential candidate.<\/p>\n
She is currently also Namibia\u2019s deputy prime minister, and will become the country\u2019s first female president if she wins.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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