The following lists events that happened during

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 ...

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

: Sam Nujoma (until 21 March),

Hifikepunye Pohamba Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba (born 18 August 1936) is a Namibian politician who served as the second president of Namibia from 21 March 2005 to 21 March 2015. He won the 2004 presidential election overwhelmingly as the candidate of SWAPO, and was ...

(from 21 March) *

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

: Theo-Ben Gurirab (until 21 March), Nahas Angula (from 21 March) * Chief Justice:

Peter Shivute Peter Sam Shivute (born 25 September 1963) is a Namibian judge who is currently serving as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Namibia since 1 December 2004. He is the first black Namibian to be appointed to this position. Early life and ...

Events

* Sam Nujoma Stadium in Katutura,

Windhoek Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 20 ...

is completed.

March

* 13 March - The Namibian Air Force was commissioned at Grootfontein Air Force Base. * 21 March -

is inaugurated as the 2nd President of Namibia following Sam Nujoma, who had been President since 1989. The

Cabinet Cabinet or The Cabinet may refer to: Furniture * Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers * Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets * Filing ...

and 4th National Assembly were also sworn-in.

Deaths

* 15 June:

Blythe Loutit Blythe Loutit née Pascoe (14 November 1940, in Natal, South Africa – 15 June 2005, in Namibia) was a founder member of thSave the Rhino Trust(SRT), an artist and a respected conservationist. Biography The youngest of four children, she grew up ...

, conservationist * November: Armas Johannes, well-known singer. * 3 November: Mwetupunga Kornelius Shelungu, King (Ohamba) of the Ovakwanyama * 19 November: Job Kozonguizi, Deputy Prosecutors General and nephew of

Fanuel Kozonguizi Fanuel Jariretundu Kozonguizi (26 January 1932 - 1 February 1995) was a Namibian lawyer and politician. He served as permanent petitioner to the United Nations on the issue of Namibian independence, and was a high-ranking administrator in South-Wes ...

. * 28 November: Victor Weyulu, Chairman of the Oukwanyama Traditional Authority. * 7 December:

Otto Schimming Otto Ferdinand Schimming (19 November 1908 – 7 December 2005) was a Namibian teacher and early independence activist. He was the first black teacher in Namibia when he founded the Rietquelle School. New Era, 22 October 2010 A street in Katutu ...

, first Black teacher and independence activist. * 22 December:

Markus Kooper Reverend Markus Kooper (12 September 1918 – 9 December 2005) was a Namibian activist, educator and religious figure. From Hoachanas in the Hardap Region, Kooper was one of the first Namibians who travelled to the United Nations to petition for ...

, anti-apartheid activist.Markus Kooper: Death of a Hero
New Era, 19 December 2005

References

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