1997 in Namibia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s See also: Other events of 1997 Timeline of Namibian history ← 1996 1995 1994 1997 in Namibia → 1998 1999 2000 Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s See also: Other events of 1997 Timeline of Namibian history Events in the year 1997 in Namibia. President: Sam Nujoma Prime Minister: Hage Geingob Chief Justice of Namibia: Ismael Mahomed Events 13 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.[1][2][3] Deaths Main article: Deaths in 1997 Further information: Category:1997 deaths References ↑ "U.s., German Planes Apparently Collide Off Africa". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. 15 September 1997. Retrieved 24 January 2018. ↑ "Pilot error may have caused Namibia crash - December 12, 1997". CNN. 12 December 1997. Retrieved 24 January 2018. ↑ Dellios, Hugh (30 November 1997). "Safety Flying Standby In Africa". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 20 May 2018. vte Years in Namibia (1990–present) Pre-1990 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 vte1997 in AfricaSovereign states Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zaire Zimbabwe States with limitedrecognition Anjouan Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland Dependencies, coloniesand other territories Ascension Island Mayotte Réunion Saint Helena Tristan da Cunha Western Sahara This Namibia-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte This year in Africa article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte Related Articles
