Inspired by our forefathers, Dr. Sam Nujoma, with his compatriots, carried the struggle forward. This too, Director of Ceremonies, was a long and bitter struggle. They sacrificed their youth years and many rivers of blood were crossed. Their efforts paid off, on 21 March 1990, Namibia became a Republic.
Dr. Nujoma became our Founding President and Father of our newly born Nation, a unique position in the history of our country which no else will ever occupy. In his inaugural address on that day, the Founding President also paid homage to all fallen heroes and heroines, who sacrificed their lives for the total emancipation of the Namibian people.