By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus
President Hage Geingob, who passed away after a brief battle with cancer, was laid to rest at Heroes Acre on Sunday.
The funeral drew thousands of mourners, including 25 heads of state and former presidents.
As a mark of respect for his service, Geingob received a 21-gun salute from the Namibian Defence Force (NDF), accompanied by a flypast of K-8 fighter jets.
His coffin, draped in the Namibian flag, was solemnly carried in a glass case on the back of a military trailer.
Geingob, 82, served as Namibia’s two-time prime minister and third president since Independence, having been overwhelmingly elected in 2014.
He was in the final year of his presidency, set to conclude in March next year.
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