Browsing: Tanzania Mourns

• Mwinyi, who led Tanzania from 1985 to 1995, is remembered for his pivotal role in transitioning the country from the foundational policies of his predecessor.
• Before ascending to the presidency, Mwinyi served in various capacities, including as the Interior Minister and Vice President.
• He also chaired the ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), from 1990 to 1996, demonstrating his significant influence in Tanzanian politics.

Tanzania is in mourning given the passing of former President Ali Hassan Mwinyi, who died at the age of 98. President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced the somber news, stating that Mwinyi died on Thursday evening at approximately 5:30pm after a battle with cancer.

Mwinyi, who led Tanzania from 1985 to 1995, is remembered for his pivotal role in transitioning the country from the foundational policies of his predecessor, Julius Nyerere, towards more liberal economic reforms.

His presidency marked the beginning of Tanzania’s shift away from socialist …

President John Magufuli of Tanzania died at the age of 61, as announced by the Vice President of Tanzania.

According to a televised speech by Her Excellency, Samia Suluhu, the Vice President of Tanzania, President John Magufuli, aged 61, died of heart complications.

“It is with deep regret that I inform you that today… we lost our brave leader, the president of the Republic of Tanzania, John Pombe Magufuli,” Vice-President Hassan said in the announcement.

For nearly two weeks, President Magufuli had not been seen, inciting rumors that he had been flown to address matters related to Covid. However, Tanzanian reports indicated otherwise, that he had been at the Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac institute receiving treatment for a heart condition.

President Magufuli will be remembered as someone who had a hardline approach to no-nonsense business in Tanzania.

He has been responsible for initiating some of the largest infrastructure projects in the …