Joseph Clemence Rwegasira (March 21, 1935 – March 4, 2016) was a Tanzanian

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and

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. Rwegasira, a former member of the

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for Nkenge Constituency, served as

Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...

from 1993 to 1995. He also held the government portfolios of Minister for Trade and Industry and Minister for Labour and Youth Development at various times during his political career. He had also served as a Regional Commissioner for

Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam (; from ar, دَار السَّلَام, Dâr es-Selâm, lit=Abode of Peace) or commonly known as Dar, is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over s ...

at one time. Rwegasira had served as Tanzania's Ambassador to neighboring

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. Rwegasira died at

Muhimbili National Hospital Muhimbili National Hospital ( ''Hospitali ya Taifa ya Muhimbili'', in Swahili) is a 1500-bed public teaching hospital located in Upanga West ward of Ilala District in Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. It is the national referral hospital as ...

(MNH) in

, Tanzania, on March 4, 2016, at the age of 80. He was buried in his home village of Bugombe-Kanyigo, Misenyi District,

Kagera Region Kagera Region (''Mkoa wa Kagera'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Netherlands. Kagera Region is borde ...

, on March 8, 2016.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rwegasira, Joseph 1935 births 2016 deaths Foreign ministers of Tanzania Government ministers of Tanzania Ambassadors of Tanzania to Zambia Members of the National Assembly (Tanzania) People from Missenyi District