namibia 1964-71 swapo un official 1974 ma in international relations from new school new york university usa1975 appointed director of the un institute for namibia 2004 head of the swapo parliamentary caucus. parliament of namibia in 2008-212 minister trade and industry from 1990 to 2002 from 2012 to 2015 prime minister on the furniture march 21, 2015, formally assumed the office of president. a few days ago, the whole of namibia celebrated independence day, first of all. please accept our congratulations on this great holiday for all namibians. and we have come a long way. i often tell people that everyone who took part in the struggle for liberation received support from the soviet union wherever people fought against oppression. history of namibia in the twentieth century this story of the struggle against south african union, which in 1920 received a mandate from the league of nations to manage this former german colony only in the mid-sixties mandate. south africa was nullified in june 1967 , the un council on namibia was created and the country was recognized as the territory illegally