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Namibia

20 entries quoted from the Wikipedia articles written per year for Namibia, 1980 CE to 2011 CE. Each century below shows a sample spread across it; the year link on a line opens everything held for that year.

20th century

15 entries, 1980 CE to 1999 CE

  • 19801 July: Cornelius Cloete, a member of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA), becomes the first leader of the newly founded Namaland.Namibiasource
  • 19808 October: Günther von HundelshausenNamibiasource
  • 199021 March - Namibia is officially independent. Sam Nujoma is sworn in as the first President of Namibia, in a ceremony attended by representatives of 147 countries, including 20 heads of state. Sam Nujoma was sworn in as the first President of Namibia watched by Nelson Mandela (who had been released from prison shortly beforehand) and representatives from 147 countries, including 20 heads of state.Namibiasource
  • 199023 May - Raymond van Schoor, cricketer (d. 2015)Namibiasource
  • 1991The Namibia Press Association was renamed to the Namibia Press Agency.Namibiasource
  • 199129 April – 3 May – A UNESCO seminar was held in Windhoek, where the Windhoek Declaration for the Development of a Free, Independent and Pluralistic Press was made.Namibiasource
  • 19929 May - Michelle McLean, Miss Namibia, is crowned Miss Universe at Bangkok, Thailand. Is the first and only time that Namibia wins the contest.Namibiasource
  • 199323 February – The National Council of the country was founded.Namibiasource
  • 1993September – The first Namibian dollar notes were issued.Namibiasource
  • 19944 & 5 December – General elections were held in the country.Namibiasource
  • 199512 May – Miss Universe 1995, the 44th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Windhoek Country Club Resort in Windhoek.Namibiasource
  • 199619 July – 4 August – The country competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, with runner Frankie Fredericks winning 2 silver medals.Namibiasource
  • 199713 September – A German Air Force Tupolev Tu-154M observation aircraft and a United States Air Force C-141B Starlifter transport aircraft were destroyed in a mid-air collision off the coast of the country.Namibiasource
  • 1998August 10 - Military experts from Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Tanzania are due in Kinshasa later this week to investigate allegations of Rwandan and Ugandan troops being sent across the border.Namibiasource
  • 199910 July – The Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement was signed by President Sam Nujoma and other African heads of state in Lusaka, Zambia.Namibiasource

21st century

5 entries, 2001 CE to 2011 CE

  • 2001The Democratic Resettlement Community, an informal settlement in Swakopmund, Erongo Region, was founded.Namibiasource
  • 200415 & 16 November – General elections were held in the country to elect the President and National Assembly.Namibiasource
  • 200513 March - The Namibian Air Force was commissioned at Grootfontein Air Force Base.Namibiasource
  • 2006The Namibian Music Awards (NMA) begins.Namibiasource
  • 2011A series of floods occurred in the region.Namibiasource