" title="SWAPO">South-West Africa People's Organization</a> (SWAPO) in its long struggle against <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South African</a> rule and took office as President when Namibia obtained independence on 21 March 1990. He was subsequently re-elected in <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibian_presidential_election,_1994" title="Namibian presidential election, 1994" class="mw-redirect">1994</a> and <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibian_presidential_elec