Ali Hassan Mwinyi
President of Tanzania
Died when: 98 years 297 days (1185 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Ali Hassan Mwinyi (born 8 May 1925) was a Tanzanian politician, who served as the second President of the United Republic of Tanzania from 1985 to 1995.
Previous posts include Interior Minister and Vice President.He also was chairman of the ruling party, the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) from 1990 to 1996.
During Mwinyi's terms, Tanzania took the first steps to reverse the socialist policies of Julius Nyerere.He relaxed import restrictions and encouraged private enterprise.
It was during his second term that multi-party politics were introduced under pressure for reform from foreign and domestic sources.
Often referred to as Mzee Rukhsa ("Everything goes"), he pushed for liberalization of morals, beliefs, values (without breaking the law) and the economy.
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