Benjamin Mkapa

Benjamin Mkapa
Mkapa in 2010
3rd President of Tanzania
In office
23 November 1995 – 21 December 2005
Vice PresidentOmar Ali Juma
Ali Mohamed Shein
Prime MinisterCleopa Msuya
Frederick Sumaye
Preceded byAli Hassan Mwinyi
Succeeded byJakaya Kikwete
Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education
In office
1992–1995
PresidentAli Hassan Mwinyi
Minister for Information and Broadcasting
In office
1990–1992
PresidentAli Hassan Mwinyi
Personal details
Born
Benjamin William Mkapa

(1938-11-12)12 November 1938
Ndanda, Masasi, Tanganyika
Died24 July 2020(2020-07-24) (aged 81)
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
NationalityTanzanian
Political partyCCM
SpouseAnna Joseph Maro
Children2
Alma materMakerere University(B.A.)
Columbia University(M.A.) Open University of Tanzania
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Benjamin William Mkapa (12 November 1938[1] – 24 July 2020)[2] was the third president of Tanzania, in office from 1995 to 2005. He was Chairman of the Revolutionary State Political Party (Chama Cha Mapinduzi, CCM).[3]

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  2. ^ "Tanzania's Former President Benjamin Mkapa Dies, Presidency Says". The New York Times. Reuters. 23 July 2020. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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