John Malecela | |
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6th Prime Minister of Tanzania | |
In office 9 November 1990 – 5 December 1994 |
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Preceded by | Joseph Warioba |
Succeeded by | Cleopa Msuya |
5th Vice President of Tanzania | |
In office 9 November 1990 – 5 December 1994 |
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Preceded by | Joseph Warioba |
Succeeded by | Cleopa Msuya |
5th Minister of External Affairs | |
In office 1972–1974 |
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Preceded by | Israel Elinewinga |
Succeeded by | Ibrahim Kaduma |
Personal details | |
Born |
Dodoma, Tanganyika |
19 April 1934
Nationality | Tanzanian |
Political party | CCM |
Spouse(s) | Anne Malecela |
John Samuel Malecela (born 19 April 1934) in Bugiri Dodoma, was Prime Minister of Tanzania from November 1990 to December 1994. He served as the vice-chairman of the CCM from 1995 to 2007, and a member of the CCM Central Committee to date.
Prime Minister Malecela headed the Tanzanian delegation which participated in the first Tokyo International Conference on African Development in October 1993.
John Malecela is one of the most experienced Tanzanian politicians. However his efforts to seek his party's nomination for presidential candidacy did not yield any favorable results on his part both in 1995 and 2005.