List of Famous people born in Ruvuma Region, Tanzania

Rashidi Kawawa

First Name Rashidi

Last Name Kawawa

Born on May 27, 1926

Died on December 31, 2009 (aged 83)

Born in Tanzania, Ruvuma Region

Rashidi Mfaume Kawawa was the Prime Minister of Tanganyika in 1962 and of Tanzania in 1972 to 1977. He was the effective ruler of the country from January to December 1962 while Julius Nyerere toured the countryside. Kawawa was a strong advocate of economic statism. He later served as Defense Minister from 1977 to 1980.

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Asha-Rose Migiro

First Name Asha-Rose

Born on July 9, 1956 (age 70)

Born in Tanzania, Ruvuma Region

Asha-Rose Mtengeti Migiro is a Tanzanian politician and diplomat who was the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations from 2007 to 2012. She was appointed as the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa on 13 July 2012.

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