Rashidi Kawawa

Rashidi Mfaume Kawawa
Prime Minister of Tanzania
In office 2 March 1972 – 13 February 1977
President	Julius Nyerere
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	Edward Sokoine
Second Vice President of Tanzania
In office 26 April 1964 – 13 February 1977
President	Julius Nyerere
1st Vice President	Abeid Karume Aboud Jumbe
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	Idris Abdul Wakil
Prime Minister of Tanganyika
In office 22 January 1962 – 8 December 1962
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Julius Nyerere
Succeeded by	Office Abolished
Personal details
Born	(1926-05-27)27 May 1926 Matepwende, Ruvuma Region, Tanganyika Territory
Died	31 December 2009(2009-12-31) (aged 83) Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Resting place	Wazo, Kindondoni District,Dar es Salaam
Nationality	Tanzanian
Political party	CCM
Other political affiliations	Tanganyika African National Union
Spouse(s)	Sofia Kawawa (m. 1951) Asia Kawawa
Children	Rehema, Hawa, Mfaume, Khadija, Fatima, Farida, Rashidi, Sophia, Vita, Zalia, Zamaradi, Mariam, Habiba, Zainabu, Abdallah, Ema, Asha
Nickname	Simba wa Vita (the Lion of War)

Rashidi Mfaume Kawawa (27 May 1926 – 31 December 2009) was the second Tanganyikan Prime Minister, Preceded by Julius Kambarage Nyerere from 22nd Jan 1962 to 9th Dec 1962 when the post was abolished and the first Tanzanian Prime Minister from 17th Feb 1972 to 13th Feb 1977, succeeded by Edward Sokoine .^[1]