''Where Others Wavered: The Autobiography of Sam Nujoma. My Life in SWAPO and My Participation in the Liberation Struggle of Namibia'', commonly known as ''Where Others Wavered'', is an
autobiographical work written by
Sam Nujoma
Samuel Shafiishuna Daniel Nujoma, (; born 12 May 1929) is a Namibian revolutionary, anti-apartheid activist and politician who served three terms as the first President of Namibia, from 1990 to 2005. Nujoma was a founding member and the first ...
and published by
Panaf Books in 2001.
Where Others Wavered (Paperback) by Sam Nujoma
at amazon.com The text describes his life, from his childhood through his beginnings with SWAPO, exile in Angola
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and Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...
, as well as part of his presidency.
Nujoma was the leader of the South West Africa People's Organization
The South West Africa People's Organisation (, SWAPO; af, Suidwes-Afrikaanse Volks Organisasie, SWAVO; german: Südwestafrikanische Volksorganisation, SWAVO), officially known as the SWAPO Party of Namibia, is a political party and former ind ...
(SWAPO) from its founding in 1960 until retirement in 2007 as well as being the first President of Namibia
The president of the Republic of Namibia is the head of state and the head of government of Namibia. The president directs the executive branch of the Government of Namibia, as chair of the Cabinet and is the commander-in-chief of the armed fo ...
from election in 1990 until 2005.
See also
*'' Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation'' (2007)
References
Further reading
*André du Pisani
Memory politics in "Where Others Wavered. The Autobiography of Sam Nujoma. My Life in SWAPO and my participation in the liberation struggle of Namibia"
''Journal of Namibian Studies'', 1 (2007).
2001 books
Books about apartheid
South African Border War books
Political autobiographies
History of Namibia
Apartheid in South West Africa
Namibian books
SWAPO
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