2016 in Namibia
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Events in the year 2016 in Namibia .
Incumbents
[edit ]- President: Hage Geingob
- Vice President: Nickey Iyambo
- Prime Minister: Saara Kuugongelwa
- Deputy-Prime Minister: Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
- Chief Justice: Peter Shivute
Events
[edit ]Sport
[edit ]- 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
[edit ]- 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
[edit ]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Hidipo Hamutenya has died". nbc.na. 6 October 2016. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2017.