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Namibian Armed Forces Day

Name: Namibian Armed Forces Day
Start: 2026-06-03T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-06-03
Location: Namibia

Namibian Armed Forces Day is held on June 3. Since 1994. This event in the first decade of the month June is annual.

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The Namibian Defence Force (NDF) comprises the national military forces of Namibia. It was created when the country, then known as South West Africa, gained independence from South Africa in 1990. Chapter 15 of the Constitution of Namibia establishes the NDF and defines its role and purpose as, " ... to defend the territory and national interests of Namibia".

Namibia's military was born from the integration of the formerly belligerent People's Liberation Army of Namibia, military wing of the South West African People's Organization, and the South West African Territorial Force – a security arm of the former South African administration. The British formulated the force integration plan and began training the NDF, which consists of five battalions and a small headquarters element.

For 2022, Namibia is ranked 126 of 142 out of the countries considered for the annual GFP review. It holds a PwrIndx* score of 4.3496 (a score of 0.0000 is considered 'perfect').

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