Events in the year 2020 in Namibia.

Incumbents

* President: Hage Geingob * Vice President: Nangolo Mbumba * Prime Minister: Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila * Deputy Prime Minister: Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah * 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

* 14 March – The first reported cases of COVID-19 are announced by the Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula. The first cases, a

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

couple, arrived in Windhoek from Spain via Doha, Qatar, on

11 March Events Pre-1600 * 222 – Roman emperor Elagabalus is murdered alongside his mother, Julia Soaemias. He is replaced by his 14-year old cousin, Severus Alexander. * 843 – Triumph of Orthodoxy: Empress Theodora II restores the venerat ...

. * 17 March – President Hage Geingob declared a

state of emergency A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to be able to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its citizens. A government can declare such a state du ...

which introduced measures such as the closure of all borders, suspension of gatherings and economic related resolutions. * 28 March – The country went into lockdown in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. *26 July –

Twaloloka fire The Twaloloka fire was a massive fire that swept through the Twaloloka informal settlement in the Namibian coastal town of Walvis Bay, on Sunday 26 July 2020. It destroyed houses and left hundreds homeless. One baby died. The disaster sparked po ...

in Walvis Bay. *

ShutItAllDown ShutItAllDown was a wave of Violence against women, anti-Sexual and Gender Based Violence protests across Namibia aimed at stopping the spread and continuation of physical and sexual violence against women. The protests, which began on 8 October 2 ...

- The Gender Based Violence Protests in October 2020.

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2020s in Namibia Years of the 21st century in Namibia Namibia Namibia {{Africa-year-stub

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