Former Tanzanian president Ali Hassan Mwinyi, who introduced multi-party democracy to the East African nation, died on Thursday aged 98, the presidency said.
Former Tanzanian president Ali Hassan Mwinyi, who introduced multi-party democracy to the East African nation, died on Thursday aged 98, the presidency said.
The East African
Thursday May 20 2021
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Tanzania’s founding president Julius Kambarage Nyerere peacefully passing over the presidency to his hand-picked successor Ali Hassan Mwinyi was a rarity in Africa at that time, it also marked the start of the private sector’s involvement in the country’s development agenda.
It saw former president Mwinyi earn the nickname Mzee wa Rukhsa, which in Kiswahili means the elder who permitted almost everything.
Mzee Mwinyi practically reversed all Nyerere’s Ujamaa na Kujitegemea, the socialist-inspired policies that dominated Tanzania’s politics, society, and economy during the 24 years of Nyerere’s tenure. His government moved from one of the most influential and passionate defenders of socialism and self-reliance to a free market economy, referred to as neoliberal capitalism.
Tanzania Makes U-turn Recommends Covid-19 Vaccinations
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After an entire year cruising on an opposite course, Tanzania has suddenly made a U-turn and now accepted to vaccinate its population against Corona virus.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan recently formed a special committee to evaluate and monitor Covid 19 pandemic. This 12-man committee has advised her government to procure covid-19 vaccines.
According to reliable details, this committee has made 19 recommendations to tackle the further spread of the novel coronavirus in Tanzania.
Prof Said Aboud the chairman of this special committee, said ” we recommended that Tanzania provide information on the presence of the disease as well as take steps to strengthen all preventive measures to curb the threat of the third wave of virus.”
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