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Jakaya Kikwete
Famoose for
Serving as Tanzania’s president from 2005 to 2015.
African Union · Regional diplomacy
- Born
- 7 October 1950
- Birthplace
- Msoga
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Jakaya Kikwete is a Tanzanian politician who spent a decade as foreign minister before becoming the country’s fourth president.
Early life
Education
Studied at Kibaha and Tanga Technical secondary schools before graduating from the University of Dar es Salaam in 1975.
Career
- 1994
Finance minister
Joined the finance ministry’s leadership.
- 1995–2005
Foreign minister
Led Tanzania’s foreign-affairs ministry.
- 2005–2015
Presidency
Served two presidential terms.
Selected work
African Union
Chaired the continental organisation.
Regional diplomacy
Chaired the SADC peace, defence and security troika.
Beyond work
Origins
Grew up in Msoga, in Tanzania’s coastal region.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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Photo: ITU / V. Martin. CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.