Edward Moringe Sokoine (1 August 1938 – 12 April 1984) was a Tanzanian politician who served two terms as Prime Minister of Tanzania, from 13 February 1977 to 7 November 1980 and again from 24 February 1983 to 12 April 1984.
In 1938, Sokoine was born in Monduli, Arusha Region, Tanzania. From 1948 to 1958, he had his Primary and Secondary Education in the towns of Monduli and Umbwe. In 1961, he joined the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU), after he took studies in administration in the Federal Republic of Germany (1962–1963). When he returned from Germany, he became District Executive Officer of the Masai District, then he was elected to the National Assembly for the Masai Constituency. In 1967 he became Deputy Minister of Communication, Transportation and Labour. The next step in his career was the promotion to the Minister of State in 1970. In 1972, he switched to the post of the Minister of Defence and National Service of Tanzania. In 1975, he was elected to the National Assembly again, this time for Monduli. Two years later, he became a member of the Central Committee of the ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM). In the same year (1977) began his first term in office as Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania.
Following the outbreak of hostilities with Uganda in November 1978, Sokoine ordered Tanzania's regional commissioners to marshal all military and civilian resources for war.[1] On 23 January 1979 he toured the Ugandan town of Mutukula following its capture by Tanzanian forces.[2] In April 1979 Sokoine went to Nairobi and met with Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi.[3] He attempted to convince Moi to halt the flow of Libyan military aid through the country to Uganda, but was rebuffed.[4] Tanzania eventually won the war.[5] Sokoine joined Nyerere and other high officials on 26 July 1979 at Kaboya Military Cemetery in Muleba District to pay their respects to Tanzania's dead soldiers.[6] Sokoine had gone many days without sleep during the conflict and was left in ill health by its end. Tanzania also entered a post-war economic recession. In 1980 Sokoine offered his resignation to Nyerere and left the premiership.[5]
Sokoine became Prime Minister again in 1983. He stayed just one year in office, till his death in April 1984, in a car accident.
Deathedit
Sokoine died on 12 April 1984 at the age of 45 in Morogoro when his car collided with another vehicle on the road from Dodoma to Dar es Salaam. His assistant was seriously injured and his driver suffered a broken leg. Sokoine was the most likely successor to Julius Nyerere as the president of Tanzania after, Nyerere declared his intentions to retire in 1985.[7]
Sokoine's body was flown to Dar es Salaam and brought to the State House. The Nyerere family was drastically shaken by the incident and ordered to have a grand funeral. The body was on display for public viewing at Karimjee Hall for a day. This was the largest funeral Tanzania had ever hosted and the government was overwhelmed by the number of mourners present. His body was later flown to Arusha for a proper funeral.[8]
Conspiracy theoriesedit
There were many conspiracy theories that were floated with regards to the death of Sokoine. Many people were in shock by the death of the prime minister and considered his death was foul play due to the lack of investigation into his death. The timing of the death raised many eyebrows within the community as he was destined to become the next president after Nyerere's retirement just one year after his death. People believe, that corrupt officials in the government plotted his death to avoid trial once he assumed office. Often roads are cleared for high level officials on the road and many see the fact that there was an oncoming vehicle on the road as an anomaly. Though the chance of foul play was out ruled in the case, the lack of further investigation by the authorities fueled further conspiracy theories.[9]
^"TANZANIAN PREMIER IS KILLED; WAS LEADER'S HEIR APPARENT". The New York Times. Reuters. 1984-04-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
^"SPECIAL REPORT: The life and times of Edward Sokoine: man of action". Retrieved 2016-10-12.
^"Foul play tales on Sokoine's death". Retrieved 2016-10-12.
^"Welcome to Sokoine University of Agriculture". www.suanet.ac.tz. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
Works citededit
Avirgan, Tony; Honey, Martha (1983). War in Uganda: The Legacy of Idi Amin. Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Publishing House. ISBN978-9976-1-0056-3.
Kigadye, Albert Ndayagilante (1984). Edward Moringe Sokoine: kiongozi wa watu aliyejitolea (in Swahili). Dar es Salaam: Black Star Agencies. OCLC 34628346.
Legum, Colin, ed. (1980). Africa Contemporary Record : Annual Survey and Documents : 1978–1979. Vol. XI. New York: Africana Publishing Company. ISBN978-0-8419-0160-5.
Mmbando, S. I. (1980). The Tanzania-Uganda War in Pictures. Dar es Salaam: Longman Tanzania. ISBN978-0-582-78534-2.
Swebe, B. S. (1984). Edward Moringe Sokoine. Tanzania News Agency. ISBN9789976940015.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Edward Sokoine news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Edward Moringe Sokoine 1 August 1938 12 April 1984 was a Tanzanian politician who served two terms as Prime Minister of Tanzania from 13 February 1977 to 7 November 1980 and again from 24 February 1983 to 12 April 1984 Edward Sokoine2nd Prime Minister of TanzaniaIn office 13 February 1977 7 November 1980PresidentJulius NyererePreceded byRashidi KawawaSucceeded byCleopa MsuyaIn office 23 February 1983 12 April 1984Preceded byCleopa MsuyaSucceeded bySalim Ahmed SalimPersonal detailsBorn1 August 1938Monduli TanganyikaDied12 April 1984 1984 04 12 aged 45 Morogoro TanzaniaNationalityTanzanianPolitical partyCCMOther politicalaffiliationsTanganyika African National Union Contents 1 Life and career 2 Death 2 1 Conspiracy theories 3 Legacy 3 1 Eponyms 4 References 5 Works citedLife and career editIn 1938 Sokoine was born in Monduli Arusha Region Tanzania From 1948 to 1958 he had his Primary and Secondary Education in the towns of Monduli and Umbwe In 1961 he joined the Tanganyika African National Union TANU after he took studies in administration in the Federal Republic of Germany 1962 1963 When he returned from Germany he became District Executive Officer of the Masai District then he was elected to the National Assembly for the Masai Constituency In 1967 he became Deputy Minister of Communication Transportation and Labour The next step in his career was the promotion to the Minister of State in 1970 In 1972 he switched to the post of the Minister of Defence and National Service of Tanzania In 1975 he was elected to the National Assembly again this time for Monduli Two years later he became a member of the Central Committee of the ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi CCM In the same year 1977 began his first term in office as Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania Following the outbreak of hostilities with Uganda in November 1978 Sokoine ordered Tanzania s regional commissioners to marshal all military and civilian resources for war 1 On 23 January 1979 he toured the Ugandan town of Mutukula following its capture by Tanzanian forces 2 In April 1979 Sokoine went to Nairobi and met with Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi 3 He attempted to convince Moi to halt the flow of Libyan military aid through the country to Uganda but was rebuffed 4 Tanzania eventually won the war 5 Sokoine joined Nyerere and other high officials on 26 July 1979 at Kaboya Military Cemetery in Muleba District to pay their respects to Tanzania s dead soldiers 6 Sokoine had gone many days without sleep during the conflict and was left in ill health by its end Tanzania also entered a post war economic recession In 1980 Sokoine offered his resignation to Nyerere and left the premiership 5 Sokoine became Prime Minister again in 1983 He stayed just one year in office till his death in April 1984 in a car accident Death editSokoine died on 12 April 1984 at the age of 45 in Morogoro when his car collided with another vehicle on the road from Dodoma to Dar es Salaam His assistant was seriously injured and his driver suffered a broken leg Sokoine was the most likely successor to Julius Nyerere as the president of Tanzania after Nyerere declared his intentions to retire in 1985 7 Sokoine s body was flown to Dar es Salaam and brought to the State House The Nyerere family was drastically shaken by the incident and ordered to have a grand funeral The body was on display for public viewing at Karimjee Hall for a day This was the largest funeral Tanzania had ever hosted and the government was overwhelmed by the number of mourners present His body was later flown to Arusha for a proper funeral 8 Conspiracy theories edit There were many conspiracy theories that were floated with regards to the death of Sokoine Many people were in shock by the death of the prime minister and considered his death was foul play due to the lack of investigation into his death The timing of the death raised many eyebrows within the community as he was destined to become the next president after Nyerere s retirement just one year after his death People believe that corrupt officials in the government plotted his death to avoid trial once he assumed office Often roads are cleared for high level officials on the road and many see the fact that there was an oncoming vehicle on the road as an anomaly Though the chance of foul play was out ruled in the case the lack of further investigation by the authorities fueled further conspiracy theories 9 Legacy editEponyms edit Sokoine University of Agriculture 10 References edit Avirgan amp Honey 1983 p 64 Kigadye 1984 p 40 Addo Twum J K 3 April 1979 New Threat on Kampala Daily Graphic No 8849 p 2 Legum 1980 p B 433 a b Swebe 1984 p 4 Mmbando 1980 pp 138 140 TANZANIAN PREMIER IS KILLED WAS LEADER S HEIR APPARENT The New York Times Reuters 1984 04 13 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2016 10 12 SPECIAL REPORT The life and times of Edward Sokoine man of action Retrieved 2016 10 12 Foul play tales on Sokoine s death Retrieved 2016 10 12 Welcome to Sokoine University of Agriculture www suanet ac tz Retrieved 2016 10 12 Works cited editAvirgan Tony Honey Martha 1983 War in Uganda The Legacy of Idi Amin Dar es Salaam Tanzania Publishing House ISBN 978 9976 1 0056 3 Kigadye Albert Ndayagilante 1984 Edward Moringe Sokoine kiongozi wa watu aliyejitolea in Swahili Dar es Salaam Black Star Agencies OCLC 34628346 Legum Colin ed 1980 Africa Contemporary Record Annual Survey and Documents 1978 1979 Vol XI New York Africana Publishing Company ISBN 978 0 8419 0160 5 Mmbando S I 1980 The Tanzania Uganda War in Pictures Dar es Salaam Longman Tanzania ISBN 978 0 582 78534 2 Swebe B S 1984 Edward Moringe Sokoine Tanzania News Agency ISBN 9789976940015 Preceded byRashidi Kawawa Prime Minister of Tanzania1977 1980 Succeeded byCleopa David MsuyaPreceded byCleopa David Msuya Prime Minister of Tanzania1983 1984 Succeeded bySalim Ahmed Salim Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Sokoine amp oldid 1188567049, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
