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Benjamin Mkapa Biography

Benjamin William Mkapa (born November 12, 1938) was the third President of Tanzania, in office from 1995 to 2005. He was also Chairman of the Revolutionary State Political Party (Chama Cha Mapinduzi, CCM).

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I am aware that many regard me as an anti-sports character person, but the truth is that the country's economy by then was in bad shape. Tanzania being among the highly indebted countries, I had to give sports the least prominence during my first term, while setting priorities in revitalising our economy.

Character, Country, Priorities, Shape, Sports

There is a thought that poverty is a public policy failure; poverty is man-made by action and non-action: poverty can be eliminated.

Men, Poverty, Action, Public, Policy

The idea of African brotherhood is often just a cover-up for laziness. We must see what is achievable in our circumstances and evaluate all decisions. In terms of regional economic integration, sentimentality is not enough. We really have to be frank and honest.

Brotherhood, Circumstances, Decision, Honest, Ideas, Regional

When a jumbo jet crashes, we will rush in with assistance, but we forget that each day 30,000 children die unnecessarily from poverty-related preventable causes - equivalent to 100 jumbo jets crashing every day.

Children, Die, Each Day, Forget, Poverty, Rush

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