Amani Abeid Karume

Amani Abeid Karume (b. 1 November 1948) has been president of Zanzibar since 8 November 2000. He is the son of Zanzibar's first president, Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume and a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party. Image File history File links Amani_Abeid_Karume. ... Image File history File links Amani_Abeid_Karume. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Although Zanzibar is part of Tanzania, it elects its own president who is head of government for matters internal to the island. ... Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar, Tanzania, comprises a pair of islands off the east coast of Africa called Zanzibar (Unguja) (1994 est. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume. ... CCM banner The Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Revolutionary State Party) is the ruling political party of Tanzania. ...

Born in 1948, Karume was schooled at the Lumumba Secondary School until 1969 when he became an accountant. During the 1970s he held various positions in the Zanzibari government including Chief Treasurer (1970-1971), Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Finance (1971-1974), Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Planning (1974-1978), and Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Communications and Transport (1978-1980). 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX in Roman) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

During the 1980s, he worked as a private consultant for a British-based business in Zanzibar. Karume returned to government and politics in 1990 when he was elected to the Zanzibar House of Representatives from the Rahaleo constituency. In 1995, he was re-elected to that position in multiparty polls. During this 10 year period, he served first as Minister of Trade Industry and Marketing, being instrumental in liberalising the Market and resulting in closure of state monopolies and a beginning of free trade. As Minister of communication and transport, Karume was instrumental in the establishment of the modern Internet and Mobile telecommunication infrastructure that exist today as well as an extensive road network. Zanzibar as a result enjoys Africa's highest teledensity at 15%. The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... This article is about the year. ... 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A multi-party system is a type of party system. ...

Karume Campaigning in Zanzibar

Karume, running as CCM presidential candidate for Zanzibar, won 67.04% of the vote in an October 2000 election marred by irregularities and criticized by international observers (although polling on mainland Tanzania was generally praised). He was re-elected in the 30 October 2005 election, winning 53.18% of the vote. This time, however, international observers gave the election a stamp of approval with some even going to the extent of labeling it as an example to follow. Karume is married and is the father of six adult children. One illegitimate child lives in Germany. He is fluent in Swahili and English. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x681, 109 KB)Issa Michuzi http://issamichuzi. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x681, 109 KB)Issa Michuzi http://issamichuzi. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tanzania will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on 30 October 2005. ... Swahili (also called Kiswahili; see Kiswahili for a discussion of the nomenclature) is an agglutinative Bantu language widely spoken in East Africa. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...