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Gerson Veii was born on 18 January, 1939 in Namibia, is a Namibian politician. Discover Gerson Veii's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 76 years old?

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Age 76 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 18 January, 1939
Birthday 18 January
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Date of death 14 February, 2015
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Nationality Namibia

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1939

Gerson Hitjevi Veii (18 January 1939 – 14 February 2015) was a Namibian politician.

Veii was born on 18 January 1939 in Kalkfeld in central Namibia.

1960

Veil was elected deputy secretary-general of SWANU in 1960.

1962

He was the first Namibian to be tried under the 1962 Sabotage Act of apartheid South Africa.

1967

Following a December 1967 speech in Windhoek's Old Location against the incarceration of SWAPO leaders in the wake of the military actions at Omugulugwombashe he was arrested, convicted of inciting racial hatred, and sentenced to five years in prison.

He spent one year in solitary confinement in Pretoria, and a further four years on Robben Island.

1968

Veii was founder member of the South West Africa National Union (SWANU) and its president from 1968 to 1982.

After Namibian independence he was the first governor of Kunene Region.

In 1968 while imprisoned on Robben Island he was elected party president in absentia, a position he held until 1982.

1972

When he was released in 1972 he had developed a brain tumour and several other debilitating health problems.

His family suspected that he was the subject of experiments on Robben Island.

1990

Following Namibia's independence in 1990 he was appointed first Governor of Kunene Region.

2015

Veii died of cardiac arrest in Windhoek on 14 February 2015.

He was married with eight children.

Veil received a state funeral on 25 February 2015.

He was buried at Heroes' Acre near Windhoek, the first card holder of an opposition party to receive this honour.