Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma

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People's Liberation Party
Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma (Swahili)
AbbreviationCHAUMMA
ChairmanHashim Rungwe Spunda (2014—present)
Secretary-GeneralAli Omary Juma
FounderHashim Rungwe Spunda
Founded2013
Colours     
Election symbol
A raised fist over a red, black, and yellow flag similar in design to Tanzania's flag

Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma (CHAUMMA) is a political party in Tanzania.[1] Hashim Spunda Rungwe, chairman of CHAUMMA since 2014,[2] was the first politician in the party's history to run for president when he stood in the 2015 Tanzanian general election.[3] Many CHAUMMA members were previously aligned with NCCR-Mageuzi,[4] including Rungwe, who unsuccessfully contested for president as the NCCR-Mageuzi candidate in the 2010 Tanzanian general election.[5] Rungwe states that CHAUMMA's participation in elections depends on whether the dominant political party, CCM, allows an even playing field for opposition parties.[2][6] The party's main objectives are increasing happiness, decreasing unemployment, and revitalizing the economy.[2]

  1. ^ "NCCR-Mageuzi ex-presidential candidate defects". Daily News (Tanzania). 6 September 2013. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference backwards was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Briefly about Chaumma". The Citizen. 2015-10-24. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
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  5. ^ "Chauma candidate in second attempt to clinch TZ's topmost political post". The Citizen. 2015-08-04. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  6. ^ Rosen, Jonathan W. (2019-05-15). "Tanzania Was East Africa's Strongest Democracy. Then Came 'The Bulldozer.'". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2021-08-03.