{"id":311888,"date":"2021-12-18T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=311888"},"modified":"2021-12-18T13:12:04","modified_gmt":"2021-12-18T11:12:04","slug":"geingob-saddened-by-death-of-former-mayor-von-finckenstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=311888","title":{"rendered":"Geingob saddened by death of former mayor Von Finckenstein"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>PRESIDENT Hage Geingob has extended his condolences to the family and friends of former Windhoek mayor and medical doctor Bj\u00f6rn Graf Finck von Finckenstein who died on Friday at the age of 63.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have learned with sadness about the passing of the first Swapo Mayor of Windhoek, Comrade Bj\u00f6rn von Finckenstein. Upon our return from exile, as a Swapo member, he provided us with medical treatment, for which we shall be grateful, the President said.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndeed, our nation and the Swapo Party lost a talented and dynamic business leader who played a vital role in shaping the trajectory of the City of Windhoek and the development of its residents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geingob-saddened-by-death-of-former-mayor-Von-Finckenstein.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-311889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geingob-saddened-by-death-of-former-mayor-Von-Finckenstein.jpg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geingob-saddened-by-death-of-former-mayor-Von-Finckenstein-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geingob-saddened-by-death-of-former-mayor-Von-Finckenstein-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Geingob-saddened-by-death-of-former-mayor-Von-Finckenstein-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>LOSS: The late Dr. Bj\u00f6rn von Finckenstein. Photo: Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Geingob stated that Von Finckenstein\u2019s passing is even more devastating and difficult to accept because he passed away at an age when he could still contribute to the development of the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a nation, we shall draw strength and inspiration from his exceptional contributions in favour of a better City,\u201d the President said. <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of the people and the Government of the Republic of Namibia, I wish to extend sincere condolences to his wife, Christine, the children, the entire family, comrades and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Von Finckenstein was the mayor of Windhoek from 1995 to 1998.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><!-- MetaSlider 271797 not found --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter \u00a0 PRESIDENT Hage Geingob has extended his condolences to the family and friends of former Windhoek mayor and medical doctor Bj\u00f6rn Graf Finck von Finckenstein who died on Friday at the age of 63. \u00a0 \u201cI have learned with sadness about the passing of the first Swapo Mayor of Windhoek, Comrade Bj\u00f6rn von &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":311890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-311888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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