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Rashidi Kawawa

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President
  
Julius Nyerere

Political party
  
CCM

Children
  
Vita Kawawa

Monarch
  
Name
  
Rashidi Kawawa

Party
  
Chama Cha Mapinduzi

Preceded by
  
Role
  
Polit.

Succeeded by
  
Nationality
  
Tanzanian

Education
  



Born
  
27 May 1926Matepwende, Tanganyika (
1926-05-27
)

Other politicalaffiliations
  
Died
  
December 31, 2009, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Rashidi Mfaume Kawawa (27 May 1926 – 31 December 2009) was the Prime Minister of Tanganyika in 1962 and of Tanzania in 1972 to 1977. He was the effective ruler of the country from January to December 1972 while Julius Nyerere toured the countryside. Kawawa was a strong advocate of economic statism. He later served as Defense Minister from 1977 to 1980.

After his retirement, Kawawa remained a behind-the-scenes influence in Tanzanian politics. Kawawa died on 31 December 2009 in Dar es Salaam at the age of 83.

Honorary degrees

  • Makerere University, Doctor of Laws (posthumous)
  • University of Dodoma, Honoris Causa (posthumous), 26 November 2010
  • References

    Rashidi Kawawa Wikipedia


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