Rashidi Mfaume Kawawa | |
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Prime Minister of Tanzania | |
In office 2 March 1972 – 13 February 1977 | |
President | Julius Nyerere |
Preceded by | Office Established |
Succeeded by | Edward Sokoine |
Second Vice President of Tanzania | |
In office 26 April 1964 – 13 February 1977 | |
President | Julius Nyerere |
1st Vice President | Abeid Karume Aboud Jumbe |
Preceded by | Office Established |
Succeeded by | Idris Abdul Wakil |
Prime Minister of Tanganyika | |
In office 22 January 1962 – 8 December 1962 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Julius Nyerere |
Succeeded by | Office Abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Matepwende, Ruvuma Region, Tanganyika Territory | 27 May 1926
Died | 31 December 2009 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | (aged 83)
Resting place | Wazo, Kindondoni District,Dar es Salaam |
Nationality | Tanzanian |
Political party | CCM |
Other political affiliations | Tanganyika African National Union |
Spouse(s) | Sofia Kawawa (m. 1951) Asia Kawawa |
Children | Rehema, Hawa, Mfaume, Khadija, Fatima, Farida, Rashidi, Sophia, Vita, Zalia, Zamaradi, Mariam, Habiba, Zainabu, Abdallah, Ema, Asha |
Nickname | Simba wa Vita (the Lion of War) |
Rashidi Mfaume Kawawa (27 May 1926 – 31 December 2009) was the second Tanganyikan Prime Minister, Preceded by Julius Kambarage Nyerere from 22nd Jan 1962 to 9th Dec 1962 when the post was abolished and the first Tanzanian Prime Minister from 17th Feb 1972 to 13th Feb 1977, succeeded by Edward Sokoine .[1]