entatives from 147 countries, including 20 heads of state.[33] Upon the end of Apartheid in South Africa in 1994, the nation ceded Walvis Bay to Namibia.[තහවුරු කර නොමැත]නිදහසින් පසු[සංස්කරණය]Since independence Namibia has successfully completed the transition from white minority apartheid rule to parliamentary democracy. Multiparty democracy was introduced and has been maintained, with local, regional and national elections held regularly. Several registered political parties are active and represented in the National Assembly, although the SWAPO has won every election since independence.[34] The transition from the 15-year rule of President Sam Nujoma to his successor Hifikepunye Pohamba in 2005 went smoothly.[35]Since independence, the Namibian government has promoted a policy of national reconciliation. It issued an amnesty for those who had fought on either side during the liberation war. The civil war in Angola spilled over and adversely affected Namibians living in the north