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Namibian President Hage Geingob dies in a hospital where he was receiving treatment, his office says

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Namibian President Hage Geingob died Sunday while receiving medical treatment, his office announced.

In a post on the social media platform, the Namibian presidency said Geingob's medical team at Lady Pohamba Hospital did its best to help him, but Geingob died with his wife, Monica Geingos, and children by his side.

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