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CAIRO (AP) — Namibian President Hage Geingob died Sunday while receiving medical treatment, his office announced. In a post on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, the Namibian presidency said Geingob's medical team at Lady Pohamba Hospital did its best to help him, but Geingob died with his wife, Monica Geingos, and children by his side. Geingob was undergoing treatment for cancer. The 82-year-old had a colonoscopy and a gastroscopy on Jan. 8, followed by a biopsy, his office said last month. Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesNamibia is set to hold elections to choose a new leader in November.
Persons: Hage Geingob, Geingob's, Geingob, Monica Geingos, Angolo, Namibia’s, ” Geingob Organizations: , Lady Pohamba Locations: CAIRO, Namibia
Namibia’s President Hage Geingob dies at 82
  + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Alex Stambaugh | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +1 min
CNN —Namibian President Hage Geingob has died at the age of 82 at a hospital in the capital Windhoek, where he was receiving medical treatment, according to a statement from Acting President Nangolo Mbumba. Geingob passed away just after midnight, around 12:04 a.m. Geingob was receiving treatment at the hospital after revealing in January he had been diagnosed with cancer. “His medical team, as I informed the nation only yesterday, has been trying its utmost best to ensure that our president recovers. Regrettably, notwithstanding the team’s spirited effort to save his life, sadly, fellow Namibians, President Geingob passed on,” Mbumba said.
Persons: Hage Geingob, Nangolo Mbumba, Geingob, Monica Geingos, Regrettably, ” Mbumba, Mbumba, ” Geingob, Sam Nujoma Organizations: CNN, Lady Pohamba Hospital Locations: Windhoek, United States, Namibia, South Africa
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