Edward Sokoine Politician

Edward Moringe Sokoine (1 August 1938 – 12 April 1984) was Prime Minister of Tanzania from 13 February 1977 to 7 November 1980 and again from 24 February 1983 to 12 April 1984.Edward Moringe Sokoine had a developmental conception of the village. Sokoine saw the village as a harbinger of self-reliant, national development and the peasant (a rich peasant?) as an agency of change. He was a person of unimpeachable personal integrity.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 01, 1938
Birth place
Tanzania , Arusha Region , Tanganyika Territory , Monduli District
Nationality
Tanzania
Date of deathApril 12, 1984

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Office holder

officePrime Minister of Tanzania
other party
Tanganyika African National Union
party
Chama Cha Mapinduzi
president
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