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2005 Tanzanian Elections
General elections were held in Tanzania on 14 December 2005. Originally scheduled for 30 October, the elections were postponed due to the death of CHADEMA vice-presidential candidate Jumbe Mohamed Jumbe. The elections were the third since the country returned to multi-party rule in 1992. Incumbent President Benjamin Mkapa stepped down after two consecutive terms in accordance with the constitution. Elections for the Presidency of Zanzibar and its House of Representatives took place on 30 October, as scheduled. The presidential election was won by Jakaya Kikwete of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), with Ibrahim Lipumba of the Civic United Front placing second. In the parliamentary elections the CCM won 264 of the 323 seats. Presidential candidates Union *Jakaya Kikwete – Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) * Paul Henry Kyara – Sauti ya Umma (SAU) *Ibrahim Lipumba – Civic United Front (CUF) *Emmanuel Makaidi – National League for Democracy (NLD) * Freeman Mbowe – Chama cha Demokrasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakaya Kikwete
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete (born 7 October 1950) is a Tanzanian politician who was the fourth president of Tanzania, in office from 2005 to 2015. Prior to his election as president, he was the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 2005 under his predecessor, Benjamin Mkapa. He also served as the chairperson of the African Union from 2008–2009 and the chairman of the Southern African Development Community Troika on Peace, Defence and Security from 2012–2013. Kikwete who is of Kwere heritage, was born and raised in Msoga, Chalinze District in Pwani Region and attended the university of Dar es Salaam. Education Between 1959 and 1963 Kikwete attended Karatu Primary School and Tengeru School from 1963 to 1965, both in Arusha Region. After Tengeru, Kikwete moved back to home to Pwani Region and attended Kibaha Secondary School for his O-levels, which took place between 1966 and 1969. Then he moved to Tanga Region studied at the Tanga Technical Secondary School for his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (Tanzania)
The Democratic Party (DP) is a political party in Tanzania. The party was registered on 7 June 2002. The DP is led by Rev. Christopher Mtikila, who is the Reverend of the Full Salvation Church. The DP calls for the dissolution of the Union Government of Tanzania and has openly campaigned for the separation from mainland of the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba from Tanganyika. The DP supports the expulsion of minorities from the mainland. In elections for the Zanzibar Presidency and House of Representatives on 30 October 2005, DP presidential candidate Abdallah Ali Abdallah won 0.11% of the vote. The party failed to win any seats in concurrent House of Assembly elections. In elections held on 14 December 2005, Christopher Mtikila placed sixth out of ten candidates, winning 0.27% of the vote. The party failed to win any seats in National Assembly elections held on the same day. Incidents involving the Democratic Party (DP) In February 1992, DP leader, Rev. Mtikila was detained for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haji Mussa Kitole
Haji Mussa Kitole is a Zanzibari politician and member of the Jahazi Asilia party. Running as the Jahazi Asilia candidate in the 30 October 2005 Zanzibar presidential election A presidential election is the election of any head of state whose official title is President. Elections by country Albania The president of Albania is elected by the Assembly of Albania who are elected by the Albanian public. Chile The pre ..., Kitole placed 3rd out of six candidates, receiving 0.47% of the vote. References Zanzibari politicians Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Jahazi Asilia politicians Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Tanzanian politicians {{Zanzibar-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seif Shariff Hamad
Seif Sharif Hamad (22 October 1943 – 17 February 2021) was a Tanzanian politician who served as the First Vice President of Zanzibar and as Party Chairman of ACT Wazalendo. He was the secretary-general of the opposition Civic United Front (CUF) party and First Vice President of Zanzibar until 18 March 2019 when he announced his resignation from CUF and joined Alliance for Change and Transparency. He was given an ACT Wazalendo card number One, and he also won the party nomination for the 2020 presidential candidate for Zanzibar. Early life and career 1950–1957: Hamad attended Primary School at Uondwe and Wete Boys School, in Pemba. He started his secondary education from 1958–1961, at King George VI Memorial Secondary School, in Zanzibar Town, Zanzibar. Hamad goes on to attend High school education at the same school from 1962–1963. After completing high school in December 1963, for the next nine years (1964–1972), he was prevented from pursuing University Educat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amani Abeid Karume
Amani Abeid Karume (born 1 November 1948) is a Tanzanian politician, the former president of Zanzibar. He held the office from 8 November 2000 to 3 November 2010. He is the son of Zanzibar's first president, Abeid Karume, and a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party. Early life and career A Muslim born in 1948, Karume was schooled at the Lumumba Secondary School until 1969 when he became an accountant. During the 1970s he held various positions in the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar including Chief Treasurer (1970–1971), Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Finance (1971–1974), Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Planning (1974–1978), and Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Communications and Transport (1978–1980). During the 1980s, he worked as a private consultant for a British-based business in Zanzibar. Karume returned to government and politics in 1990 when he was elected to the Zanzibar House of Representatives from the Raha Leo constituency. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demokrasia Makini
Leonard Shayo (born 1948) is a Tanzanian politician and member of the Demokrasia Makini party from Kilimanjaro Region. Running as the party's presidential candidate in the 14 December 2005 elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold Public administration, public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative ..., Shayo placed ninth out of ten candidates, receiving 0.15% of the vote. References 1948 births Living people Demokrasia Makini politicians Date of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Tanzanian politicians {{Tanzania-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Shayo
Leonard Shayo (born 1948) is a Tanzanian politician and member of the Demokrasia Makini party from Kilimanjaro Region. Running as the party's presidential candidate in the 14 December 2005 elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold Public administration, public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative ..., Shayo placed ninth out of ten candidates, receiving 0.15% of the vote. References 1948 births Living people Demokrasia Makini politicians Date of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Tanzanian politicians {{Tanzania-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Party Of Tanzania-Maendeleo
Progressive may refer to: Politics * Progressivism, a political philosophy in support of social reform ** Progressivism in the United States, the political philosophy in the American context * Progressive realism, an American foreign policy paradigm focused on producing measurable results in pursuit of widely supported goals Political organizations * Congressional Progressive Caucus, members within the Democratic Party in the United States Congress dedicated to the advancement of progressive issues and positions * Progressive Alliance (other) * Progressive Conservative (other) * Progressive Party (other) * Progressive Unionist (other) Other uses in politics * Progressive Era, a period of reform in the United States (c. 1890–1930) * Progressive tax, a type of tax rate structure Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Progressive music, a type of music that expands stylistic boundaries outwards * "Progressive" (song), a 2009 single b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Senkoro
Anna Claudia Senkoro (1962 – 4 January 2017) was a Tanzanian politician and member of the Progressive Party of Tanzania-Maendeleo (PPT-Maendeleo). Running as the PPT-Maendeleo presidential candidate in the 14 December 2005 elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold Public administration, public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative ..., Senkoro placed eighth out of ten candidates, receiving 0.17% of the vote (18741 votes). She was the only woman to run in the election, and the first woman in Tanzanian history to run for president. Death Senkoro died on 4 January 2017, aged 54. References 2017 deaths 21st-century Tanzanian women politicians Progressive Party of Tanzania – Maendeleo politicians Date of birth missing Place of birth missing Place of death missing 1962 births {{Tanzania-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United People's Democratic Party
The United People's Democratic Party (UPDP) is a political party in Tanzania. The party was registered on 4 February 1993. The party didn't field a presidential candidate in the 14 December 2005 election, but supported Sengondo Mvungi of the National Convention for Construction and Reform-Mageuzi. He placed fifth out of ten candidates, winning 0.49% of the vote. In the 2015 presidential election its candidate was Fahmi Dovutwa Fahmi (Arabic: فهمي) is an Arabic name in the possessive form of the word ''fahm'' (Arabic: فَهْم) which means "understanding, comprehension, knowing", and which stems from the verb ''fahima'' (Arabic: َفَهِم) meaning "come to know a .... References 1993 establishments in Tanzania Political parties established in 1993 Political parties in Tanzania {{Tanzania-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union For Multiparty Democracy
The Union for Multiparty Democracy (UMD) is a political party in Tanzania. The party was registered on 21 January 1993. The party didn't field a presidential candidate in the 14 December 2005 election, but supported Sengondo Mvungi of the National Convention for Construction and Reform-Mageuzi National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c .... He placed fifth out of ten candidates, winning 0.49% of the vote. References 1993 establishments in Tanzania Political parties established in 1993 Political parties in Tanzania {{Tanzania-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Reconstruction Alliance
This article lists political parties in Tanzania. The country operates under a dominant multi-party system with the ruling party being in power since the nation attained its independence in 1961. It first governed as the Tanganyika African National Union, before merging with the Afro-Shirazi Party to form the Chama Cha Mapinduzi. Brief history and overview Tanzania attained its independence as Tanganyika Territory from the United Kingdom in 1961 with the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) forming its first government. Following the Zanzibar Revolution in 1964, it merged with the People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar (present day Tanzania). It thereafter became a one-party state with TANU and the Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP) being the only parties operating on the mainland and the Zanzibar Archipelago respectively. On 5 February 1977, TANU merged with its Zanzibari counterpart, the ASP to form the Chama Cha Mapinduzi w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
