Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila (born 12 October 1967) is a Namibian politician serving as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia since 21 March 2025. She served as the Prime Minister of Namibia from 2015 to 2025. She is a member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) and has been a member of the National Assembly of Namibia since 1995. She served as Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2015. She is the first woman to serve as Prime Minister of Namibia.
Kuugongelwa-Amadhila holds an Hon. Doctorate in Public Finance and an MSc in Financial Economics. She was an economist at the Office of the President in 1995 and Director General of the National Planning Commission from 1995 to 2003.
On 21 March 2025, Kuugongelwa-Amadhila was elected as Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia for five years and she is the first woman to lead Namibia's parliament.
Read more...The October 12, 1967 was a Thursday under the star sign of ♎. It was the 284 day of the year. President of the United States was Lyndon B. Johnson.
If you were born on this day, you are 57 years old. Your last birthday was on the Saturday, October 12, 2024, 360 days ago. Your next birthday is on Sunday, October 12, 2025, in 4 days. You have lived for 21,180 days, or about 508,327 hours, or about 30,499,662 minutes, or about 1,829,979,720 seconds.
Date: 12 October 1967
By HENRY RAYMONT
Henry RAYMONT
Lord Thomson predicts 'more and better newspapers' in next decade, s, NYC; confident on indus outlook; comments on his pub holdings
Date: 13 October 1967
By PETER KIHSS
Peter KIHSS
Book, Race and the News Media, based on '65 conf sponsored by Freedom of Information Center and Anti-Defamation League, warns news eds their Judgment of coverage of racial news can affect course of Negro 'revolution,'
Date: 12 October 1967
By GLADWIN HILL Special to The New York Times
Gladwin Special
US Dist Ct rules Times '64 acquisition of San Bernardino Sun violates antitrust laws, orders Times to divest self of co; rejects Justice Dept bid for permanent ban against Times acquisition of any other Southern Calif papers
Date: 12 October 1967
NYS Sup Ct denies village motion to dismiss suit by Times Herald-Record to gain access to village books and records in connection with fees allegedly paid to Village Atty Bradford which were later reimbursed by Consol Edison
Date: 13 October 1967
Saigon newspapers vilify Newsweek and 2 of its writers
Date: 13 October 1967
By JOHN J. ABELE
John ABELE
Date: 13 October 1967
By FRANKLIN WHITEHOUSE
Franklin WHITEHOUSE
J J Studley repts office space leased, Aug, totaled 559,000 sq ft, Jan-Aug total was record 4,717,868 sq ft
Date: 13 October 1967