The late Aaron Shihepo, pictured at a time he served as Swapo deputy secretary of foreign affairs during the Swapo Consultative Conference on Namibia's independence held at Kabwe, Zambia, October 1988.
Birth brings new arrivals whom we grow to know and like. Death robs us of friends and loved ones. The celebrated life of Aaron Shihepo started on October 17, 1939 - the year 1942 that appeared on his documents was adopted in 1964 to secure a scholarship when Swapo sent him for tertiary education.
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