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Edward Moringe Sokoine MEMORIAL and PERSONALITIES

Edward Sokoine Edward Moringe Sokoine (1 August 1938 – 12 April 1984) was a two-term prime minister of Tanzania serving from 13 February 1977 to 7 November 1980 and again from 24 February 1983 to 12 April 1984. Edward Moringe Sokoine had a developmental conception of the village. Sokoine saw the village as a harbinger of self-reliant, national development and the peasant as an agency of change. He was a person of unimpeachable personal integrity. Edward Sokoine 2nd Prime Minister In office 13 February 1977 – 7 November 1980 President Julius Nyerere Preceded by Rashid Kawawa Succeeded by Cleopa Msuya In office 23 February 1983 – 12 April 1984 Preceded by Cleopa Msuya Succeeded by Salim Ahmed Salim Personal details Born 1 August 1938 Monduli, Tanganyika Died 12 April 1984 (aged 45) Nationality Tanzanian Political party CCM Other political affiliations Tanganyika Africa Nation Union Life and career In 1938, Sokoine was born in M...

Martin Luther king Jr.(HISTORY)

Martin Luther King Jr. King in 1964 1st President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference In office January 10, 1957 – April 4, 1968 Preceded by Office established Succeeded by Ralph Abernathy Personal details Born Michael King Jr. January 15, 1929 Atlanta , Georgia , U.S. Died April 4, 1968 (aged 39) Memphis, Tennessee , U.S. Cause of death Assassination Resting place Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park Nationality American Spouse(s) Coretta Scott ( m.   1953 ) Children Yolanda Denise King Martin Luther King III Dexter Scott King Bernice Albertine King Parents Martin Luther King Sr. Alberta Williams King Relatives Christine King Farris (sister) Alfred Daniel Williams King (brother) Alveda King (niece) Alma mater Morehouse College Crozer Theological Seminary Boston University Occupation Minister activist Known for Civil rights movement , Peace movement Awards Nobel Peace P...