2016 in Namibia

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2016
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Namibia

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Decades:
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See also:
  • Other events of 2016
  • Timeline of Namibian history

Events in the year 2016 in Namibia.

Incumbents

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  • President: Hage Geingob
  • Vice President: Nickey Iyambo
  • Prime Minister: Saara Kuugongelwa
  • Deputy-Prime Minister: Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
  • Chief Justice: Peter Shivute

Events

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Sport

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  • 28-31 January – the 2016 African Archery Championships were held in Windhoek
  • 5-21 August – Namibia at the 2016 Summer Olympics: 10 competitors in 4 sports

Deaths

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  • 6 September – Koos van Ellinckhuijzen, artist, particularly known for his works on postage stamps (b. 1942).[1]
  • 6 October – Hidipo Hamutenya, politician (b. 1939).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Famed Namibian artist Koos van Ellinckhuijzen passes on at age 73". Namib Times. 9 September 2016. Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Hidipo Hamutenya has died". nbc.na. 6 October 2016. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
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