Tanzania and the international community mourns the passing of His Excellency Benjamin William Mkapa, the third president of Tanzania
H.E. Benjamin William Mkapa was born in 1938 in Masasi, Mtwara Region, Tanzania. He was the President of the United Republic of Tanzania from 1995 to 2005 and Chairman of Tanzania’s ruling party, CCM (Chama cha Mapinduzi). Prior to being elected President in 1995, he was at different times, a High Commissioner to Nigeria and