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2005 In Namibia
The following lists events that happened during 2005 in Namibia. Incumbents *President of Namibia, President: Sam Nujoma (until 21 March), Hifikepunye Pohamba (from 21 March) *Prime Minister of Namibia, Prime Minister: Theo-Ben Gurirab (until 21 March), Nahas Angula (from 21 March) *Chief Justice of Namibia, Chief Justice: Peter Shivute Events * Sam Nujoma Stadium in Katutura, Windhoek is completed. March * 13 March - The Namibian Air Force was commissioned at Grootfontein Air Force Base. * 21 March - Hifikepunye Pohamba is inaugurated as the 2nd President of Namibia following Sam Nujoma, who had been President since 1989. The Cabinet of Namibia (2005–2010), Cabinet and 4th National Assembly of Namibia, 4th National Assembly were also sworn-in. Deaths * 15 June: Blythe Loutit, conservationist * November: Armas Johannes, well-known singer. * 3 November: Mwetupunga Kornelius Shelungu, King (Ohamba) of the Kwanyama, Ovakwanyama * 19 November: Job Kozonguizi, Deputy Prosecutors Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005
File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in January 2005 by a Palomar Observatory–based team; Saddam Hussein sits before an Iraqi judge at a courthouse in Baghdad and is executed the next year; the shrine and resting place for Rafic Hariri in September; the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is launched from Kennedy Space Center, designed to explore Mars; The Live 8 concert in the Tiergarten, Berlin., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Hurricane Katrina rect 200 0 400 200 Funeral of Pope John Paul II rect 400 0 600 200 Me at the zoo rect 0 200 300 400 Live 8 rect 300 200 600 400 Eris (dwarf planet) rect 0 400 200 600 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter rect 200 400 400 600 Rafic Hariri rect 400 400 600 600 Saddam Hussein 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Edu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
