{"id":8229,"date":"2024-03-03T08:03:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T08:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/03\/03\/ali-mwinyi-laid-to-rest-in-ungujas-mangapwani-village\/"},"modified":"2024-03-03T08:03:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-03T08:03:42","slug":"ali-mwinyi-laid-to-rest-in-ungujas-mangapwani-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/ali-mwinyi-laid-to-rest-in-ungujas-mangapwani-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Ali Mwinyi laid to rest in Unguja\u2019s Mangapwani village"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 3 \u2013 Tanzania\u2019s second President<\/strong>, Ali Hassan Mwinyi, has been laid to rest at Mangapwani village in Zanzibar\u2019s Unguja Highland.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mwinyi, who died on February 29 at the age of 98 after battling lung cancer, was buried on Saturday evening following final prayers conducted at Zinjbaar Mosque in Mazizini, Zanzibar, in accordance with Islamic traditions.<\/p>\n

Tanzania\u2019s military honored the late Mwinyi with a 21-gun salute as a section of family members and close relatives interred his body at its final resting place.<\/p>\n

President Samia Suluhu who presided over the state funeral proceedings at Amaan Stadium hailed Mwinyi for his pivotal role in steering Tanzania towards multi-party politics and recalibrating the country from the socialist Ujamaa policies of his predecessor, the late President Julius Nyerere, towards a more open and democratic society.<\/p>\n

President Suluhu praised the late Mwinyi who led Tanzania between 1985 and 1995 for his pivotal role in steering Tanzania towards multi-party politics and expanding democratic freedoms.<\/p>\n

She further lauded Mwinyi, fondly known as Mzee Rukhsa, for his pivotal role in advocating for democratic governance, earning him the moniker \u201cthe father of democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Suluhu hailed Mwinyi for steering the country away from the socialist Ujamaa <\/em>policies of his predecessor, the late President Julius Nyerere, towards a more open and democratic society.<\/p>\n

\u201cMzee Mwinyi led Tanzania diligently after taking over the leadership role, safeguarding human rights while embracing differing viewpoints from the government of the day,\u201d Suluhu said Saturday at Zanzibar\u2019s Amaan Stadium.<\/p>\n

She further recognized the late President for heralding a digital age and championing the independence of the media in the once-conservative country.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe allowed independent media, including radio and television stations, to flourish without hindrance, and empowered the citizenry to keep the government in check.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Father of democracy\u2019<\/h2>\n

She added that the actions of Mwinyi who served as Tanzania\u2019s second president from 1985 to 1995, earned him the reputation as \u201cthe father of democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Suluhu also celebrated Mwinyi for re-opening Tanzania\u2019s border, lifting restrictions of imports which allowed cross-border trade and encouraged foreign investors to invest in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the first time private telephone companies were able to invest in Tanzania, including Mobitel,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Additionally, President Suluhu credited Mwinyi for his significant contribution to the re-establishment and advancement of the East African Community, underscoring his enduring legacy in regional integration efforts.<\/p>\n

The President attributed the reforms initiated by the late Mwinyi to the progress witnessed by successive governments in propelling Tanzania towards development.<\/p>\n

Tanzania declared seven days of national mourning to commemorate Mwinyi\u2019s life and legacy, during which the national flag will be flown at half-mast.<\/p>\n

Ali Hassan Mwinyi who was born in Kivure village, Pwani region, in 1925, served as Tanzania\u2019s second president succeeding President Julius Nyerere who died in October 1999.<\/p>\n

Before assuming the presidency, he held notable positions, including Interior Minister and Vice President.<\/p>\n

He also chaired the ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), from 1990 to 1996.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 3 \u2013 Tanzania\u2019s second President, Ali Hassan Mwinyi, has been laid to rest at Mangapwani village in Zanzibar\u2019s Unguja Highland. Mwinyi, who died on February 29 at the age of 98 after battling lung cancer, was buried on Saturday evening following final prayers conducted at Zinjbaar Mosque in Mazizini, Zanzibar, in accordance […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8229\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}