Tanzania: ruling party wins first multiparty vote
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The Revolutionary Party gained a considerable majority in the Oct 29, 1995, Tanzania elections. Party member Benjamin W. Mkapa was elected president. Allegations that the elections were filled with irregularities caused some areas to recast ballots.
Publisher: Facts on File, Inc.
Publication Name: Facts on File
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1995
Elections, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Revolutionary Party (Tanzania)
Publication Name: Facts on File
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1995
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Tutu named to head truth commission
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Pres Nelson Mandela named Archbishop Desmond Tutu to head the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which will look into abuses perpetrated during South Africa's apartheid era. The mixed-race commission will work for at least 1.5 years.
Publisher: Facts on File, Inc.
Publication Name: Facts on File
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1995
Management, South Africa, Political aspects, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Mandela, Nelson, Tutu, Desmond
Publication Name: Facts on File
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1995
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