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Hage Geingob
Third president of Namibia; drafter of the constitution; anti-apartheid leader
The exile who wrote Namibia's constitution, then spent a lifetime defending it.
The rise
Geingob fled apartheid-era South West Africa and studied in the United States, where he worked closely with the UN on Namibian independence. He chaired the Constituent Assembly that drafted Namibia's acclaimed constitution and served as the first prime minister from 1990. He was elected president in 2014 with one of the largest margins in African electoral history.
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What citizens said
Afrobarometer Round 9 (2021–2023) — Namibia
Trust in president55%
Trust in parliament46%
Trust in courts59%
% who say 'trust somewhat' or 'trust a lot' · Afrobarometer Dispatch No. 891