Ali Hassan Mwinyi
Tanzanian statesman (1925–2024)
Ali Hassan Mwinyi (8 May 1925 – 29 February 2024) was a Tanzanian politician.[1] He was the second President of Tanzania from 1985 to 1995.[1] Before that he had been Interior Minister and Vice President.[1] He also was chairman of the ruling party, the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) from 1990 to 1996.[1]
Ali Hassan Mwinyi | |
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| 2nd President of Tanzania | |
| In office 5 November 1985 – 23 November 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Joseph Warioba (1985–90) John Malecela (1990–94) Cleopa Msuya (1994–95) |
| Preceded by | Julius Nyerere |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Mkapa |
| 3rd President of Zanzibar | |
| In office 30 January 1984 – 24 October 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Aboud Jumbe |
| Succeeded by | Idris Abdul Wakil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 May 1925 Kivure, Pwani Region, Tanzania |
| Died | 29 February 2024 (aged 98) Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Political party | CCM |
| Spouse(s) | Siti Mwinyi |
| Relations | Hussein Mwinyi (son) |
| Children | 12 |
| Nickname(s) | Mzee Ruksa |
Mwinyi was born in Kivure, in the Pwani Region. He died of lung cancer at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, on 29 February 2024, at the age of 98.[2][3]
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Europa Publications, Europa (2003). The International Who's Who 2004. Routledge. p. 1193. ISBN 978-1-85743-217-6.
- ↑ @azamtvt (February 29, 2024). "Rais wa awamu ya pili, Ali Hassan Mwinyi afariki dunia" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Tanzania's former President Ali Hassan Mwinyi dies". TRT Afrika. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
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