President of Tanzania
Wikipedia on Answers.com:
Top
President of Tanzania
| President of the United Republic of Tanzania |
|
|---|---|
 Coat of Arms of Tanzania |
|
| Style | His Excellency (Formal) Mr. President (Informal) |
| Residence | State House (Ikulu), Dar es Salaam |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Julius Nyerere |
| Formation | 26 April 1964 |
| Tanzania |
This article is part of the series: |
|
|
 |
|
Other countries · Atlas Politics portal |
The President of the United Republic of Tanzania (Swahili: Rais wa Tanzania) is the head of state and head of government of Tanzania. The president leads the executive branch of the Government of Tanzania and is the commander-in-chief of the Tanzania People's Defence Force.[1]
Latest election
Main article: Tanzanian general election, 2010
| Candidates | Nominating parties | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete | Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Revolutionary Party) | 5,276,827 | 62.8 |
| Willibrod Peter Slaa | Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Party for Democracy and Progress) | 2,271,942 | 27.1 |
| Ibrahim Haruna Lipumba | Civic United Front (Chama Cha Wananchi) | 695,667 | 8.3 |
| Peter Mziray Kuga | African Progressive Party of Tanzania | 96,933 | 1.2 |
| Hashim Spunda Rungwe | National Convention for Construction and Reform – Mageuzi | 26,388 | 0.3 |
| Yahmi Nassoro Dovutwa | United People's Democratic Party | 13,176 | 0.2 |
| Muttamwega Bhatt Mgaywa | Tanzania Labour Party | 17,482 | 0.2 |
| Total Votes | 8,398,415 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Adam Carr's Election Archive | |||
See also
- Politics of Tanzania
- List of colonial heads of Tanganyika
- List of Governors-General of Tanganyika
- List of Presidents of Tanganyika
- List of Presidents of Tanzania
- List of Prime Ministers of Tanzania
- List of Sultans of Zanzibar
- List of Presidents of Zanzibar
- List of Prime Ministers of Zanzibar
- Lists of Incumbents
References
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
Wikipedia on Answers.com
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article President of Tanzania.
Read more
Mentioned in
Arusha
(city, Tanzania)
Martyn Bennett
(Folk Artist, '90s, 2000s)
Julius Kambarage Nyerere
(Tanzanian president & politician)
» More