2016 in Namibia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2016 Timeline of Namibian history ← 2015 2014 2013 2016 in Namibia → 2017 2018 2019 Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2016 Timeline of Namibian history Events in the year 2016 in Namibia. President: Hage Geingob Vice President: Nickey Iyambo Prime Minister: Saara Kuugongelwa Deputy-Prime Minister: Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Chief Justice: Peter Shivute Events Sport 28-31 January – the 2016 African Archery Championships were held in Windhoek 5-21 August – Namibia at the 2016 Summer Olympics: 10 competitors in 4 sports Deaths 6 September – Koos van Ellinckhuijzen, artist, particularly known for his works on postage stamps (b. 1942).[1] 6 October – Hidipo Hamutenya, politician (b. 1939).[2] References ↑ "Famed Namibian artist Koos van Ellinckhuijzen passes on at age 73". Namib Times. 9 September 2016. Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017. ↑ "Hidipo Hamutenya has died". nbc.na. 6 October 2016. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2017. 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 vte2016 in Africa Sovereign 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 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 South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe States with limitedrecognition Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland Dependencies andother territories Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) Related Articles