NNN asserts Nam solidarity with Cuba

Adolf Kaure

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said that the history of Namibia’s liberation is intertwined with the solidarity and internationalist commitment of the Cuban people under the leadership of Fidel Castro.

She said this on the centenary celebration of the birth of Cuban commander-in-chief and first president Fidel Castro, held at the Cuban Embassy in Windhoek last Thursday.

“For our people, Cuba was not a distant voice of solidarity. It was a steadfast comrade in our struggle for freedom, independence and human dignity,” she said.

In 1961, South Africa became a republic and continued to govern Namibia under its Apartheid rule. In 1966, Swapo launched an armed struggle against South African occupation, which became known as the South African Border War.