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Namibia: Ya Toivo Buried Today
Namibian, 24 June 2017
LIBERATION icon and national hero Herman Andimba Toivo ya Toivo was laid to rest today at Heroes' Acre. Read more »
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Namibia: Namibia in Mourning for Independence Leader Herman Andimba Toivo Ya Toivo
DW, 25 June 2017
Namibia has held a state funeral for Herman Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, a key figure in the nation's bid for independence. Ya Toivo was jailed for 16 years by South Africa's minority… Read more »
Namibia in Mourning for Independence Leader Herman Ya Toivo
Namibia has held a memorial service for its national hero, Herman Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, one of the seminal figures in a movement that eventually brought the country independence in 1990.
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22 June 2017
Thousands Expected at Namibian Freedom Fighter Toivo ya Toivo's Funeral
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Namibia: President Geingob's Speech at the Heroes Funeral of the Late Comrade Herman Andimba Toivo Ya Toivo
Government of Namibia, 24 June 2017
"The struggle was long and bitter, but our brothers and sisters never gave up...we should always remember and respect their blood that waters our freedom"... As we are gathered… Read more »
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Along with the late South African freedom fighter Nelson Mandela, Andimba Toivo ya Toivo was incarcerated on the notorious Robben Island Prison, where he was imprisoned for a period of 16 years, enduring long periodsa of solitary confinement and other forms of harsh treatment, the Namibian writes in the report on his passing on June 9. President Hage Geingob announced Monday that Toivo will be accorded a state funeral in Heroe's Acre, the memorial grounds where leaders of the
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At a memorial service hosted by the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg, praise was heaped on the late Herman Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, described as a selfless hero and fierce opponent of tribalism, corruption and greed by many. A co-founder of his country's independence movement, Toivo was one of the 36 Namibian freedom fighters arrested by the South African apartheid police on terrorism charges, spent 16 years imprisoned on Robben Island, where his steadfastness earned him the admiration
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