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Updated: 2005-02-21 10:00
Namibia leader set to study rocks

執(zhí)政15年離任在即 納米比亞總統(tǒng)決定重返校園

Namibia leader set to study rocks

Namibian President Sam Nujoma arrives at the airport in Abuja, Nigeria, January 29, 2005. African Union leaders are in Nigeria for the African Union summit. (REUTERS/George Esiri)

Namibian President Sam Nujoma has decided to become a student when he steps down after three terms at the helm of his country.

The 75-year-old will study geology within the science faculty at the University of Namibia (Unam).

The university's vice-chancellor, Lazarus Hangula, said Mr Nujoma's decision was a "cause of jubilation" for staff and students alike.

"We welcome him with an open heart," added Mr Hangula.

But in an apparent reference to the president's robust character and no-nonsense style, Mr Hangula also said: "His presence on the campus is certainly a challenge to all of us in many ways."

Mr Nujoma has been chancellor of Unam since 1992. He was recently re-appointed for another six-year term.

It is unclear whether the rules were bent to allow him a place on the geology course, as his formal qualifications are reported to be not of the calibre that would secure a university berth under normal circumstances.

In his 15 years in power, he often said he believed the mountains of Namibia were full of mineral wealth which had yet to be tapped.

Mr Nujoma took over the leadership of the South West African People's Organisation (Swapo) in 1962 and launched an armed struggle against South African rule.

He was elected president of Namibia in an election held in 1990 following independence from South Africa. He was subsequently re-elected in 1994 and 1999.

Mr Nujoma's retirement package, which makes him far richer than most students, has raised eyebrows in some quarters.

He will be paid a generous tax-free pension and receive a furnished official residence in the capital Windhoek, as well as having the use of vehicles fuelled and maintained by the state. 

(Agencies)

納米比亞總統(tǒng)薩姆·努喬馬決定在第三個(gè)任期結(jié)束后離開(kāi)政壇,重返校園。

這位現(xiàn)年75歲的老人將前往納米比亞大學(xué)自然科學(xué)系攻讀地質(zhì)學(xué)。

納米比亞大學(xué)副校長(zhǎng)拉扎斯·漢古拉說(shuō),努喬馬先生所作的決定對(duì)全校學(xué)生和教職工來(lái)說(shuō)是“令人歡欣鼓舞的”。

“我們真心歡迎他的到來(lái)。”漢古拉先生補(bǔ)充說(shuō)。

但是,當(dāng)提及總統(tǒng)爽直的性格和嚴(yán)肅的行事風(fēng)格時(shí),漢古拉也說(shuō):“從很多方面來(lái)看,他出現(xiàn)在校園中對(duì)我們所有人來(lái)說(shuō)確實(shí)都是一個(gè)挑戰(zhàn)?!?BR>
努喬馬從1992年起擔(dān)任納米比亞大學(xué)名譽(yù)校長(zhǎng),最近他再次接受了任命,將開(kāi)始下一個(gè)六年的任期。

目前尚不清楚有關(guān)規(guī)定是否會(huì)對(duì)他有所傾斜,允許他研修地質(zhì)學(xué)課程,據(jù)說(shuō)努喬馬的正式學(xué)歷并沒(méi)有達(dá)到正常情況下的大學(xué)入學(xué)要求。

在他15年來(lái)的執(zhí)政生涯中,他常說(shuō)他相信納米比亞的群山中蘊(yùn)藏著豐富的礦藏資源,至今尚待開(kāi)發(fā)。

1962年,努喬馬成為西南非洲人民組織的領(lǐng)袖,并發(fā)動(dòng)了擺脫南非統(tǒng)治的武裝斗爭(zhēng)。

1990年,納米比亞從南非分離并宣布獨(dú)立,努喬馬在獨(dú)立后的大選中被選舉為納米比亞總統(tǒng)。后來(lái)他在1994年和1999年兩次連任。

努喬馬的大筆退休金使他比大多數(shù)學(xué)生都富裕的多,并在某些地方引起了眾人的驚訝。

他將領(lǐng)到豐厚的免稅退休金,并將在首都溫得和克獲得一套家具齊全的官邸,還將享有使用政府出資供養(yǎng)的公車的特權(quán)。

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Vocabulary:

no-nonsense: 實(shí)際的,嚴(yán)肅的,不容許胡說(shuō)的

raise one's eyebrows: 揚(yáng)起眉毛(表示驚訝、懷疑等)

furnished: 配備家具的,備有家具的(房間)

 

 
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