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.

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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