2016 in Namibia

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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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