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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="obituary" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Novaya i Novejshaya Istoriya</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Novaya i Novejshaya Istoriya</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Новая и новейшая история</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">0130-3864</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">The Russian Academy of Sciences</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">699102</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.7868/S3034543X25060183</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Messages</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Сообщения</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Personal</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Samuel Nujoma: “Father of the Nation” in Namibia</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>В НАМИБИИ ЕГО НАЗЫВАЛИ «ОТЕЦ НАЦИИ»</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="scopus">7102799126</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="researcherid">T-2509-2017</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Shubin</surname><given-names>V. G</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Шубин</surname><given-names>В. Г</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio><p>доктор исторических наук, профессор, главный научный сотрудник</p></bio><email>vlgs@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Institute for African Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Институт Африки РАН</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2025-12-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>12</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><issue>6</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">NO6 (2025)</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">№6 (2025)</issue-title><fpage>229</fpage><lpage>244</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2025-12-23"><day>23</day><month>12</month><year>2025</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2025, Russian Academy of Sciences</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2025, Российская академия наук</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Russian Academy of Sciences</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Российская академия наук</copyright-holder></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://vietnamjournal.ru/0130-3864/article/view/699102">https://vietnamjournal.ru/0130-3864/article/view/699102</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>This article explores the life and political career of Samuel (Sam) Nujoma, widely regarded as the “Father of the Nation” in Namibia. It traces his journey from the son of a peasant and a handyman to the leader of a mass political movement and three-term president of Namibia. The study examines the strategies and methods employed by the South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO) and its armed wing, the People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN), under Nujoma’s command, in the struggle for independence. Particular attention is given to the connections between Namibian freedom fighters, Nujoma himself, and the Soviet Union. The article draws on participants’ memoirs, archival documents, and materials from the author’s long-term engagement with Nujoma, spanning nearly half a century, including direct conversations with him both as SWAPO party president and head of state.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Настоящая статья посвящена Сэмюэлю (Сэму) Нуйоме, именуемому в Намибии «отцом нации». В ней рассказывается о жизненном пути человека, который из крестьянского сына, а затем разнорабочего превратился в лидера массовой политической партии и президента страны, остававшегося на своем посту три срока. Автор рассматривает формы и методы борьбы за независимость, которую вела под руководством С. Нуйомы Народная организация Юго-Западной Африки (СВАПО) и ее боевое крыло — Народно-освободительная армия Намибии (ПЛАН), главнокомандующим которой он являлся. Особое внимание уделяется связям борцов за свободу Намибии и лично Нуйомы с СССР/ РФ. Наряду с воспоминаниями участников событий и архивными документами при написании статьи были использованы материалы бесед автора с президентом партии СВАПО, а затем и Республики Намибии за почти полувековой период.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Namibia</kwd><kwd>Samuel Nujoma</kwd><kwd>SWAPO</kwd><kwd>PLAN</kwd><kwd>independence struggle</kwd><kwd>Angola</kwd><kwd>Soviet Union</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Намибия</kwd><kwd>Сэмюэль Нуйома</kwd><kwd>СВАПО</kwd><kwd>ПЛАН</kwd><kwd>борьба за независимость</kwd><kwd>Ангола</kwd><kwd>СССР</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Варенников В.И. Неповторимое: в 7 т. Т. 4. Ч. 6. М., 2001 // Союз ветеранов Анголы. URL: http://www.veteranangola.ru/main/vospominaniya/varennikov (дата обращения: 10.08.2025).</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B2"><label>2.</label><mixed-citation>Курочкин К.Я. 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