Anna Mghwira
Anna Elisha Mghwira (23 January 1959 – 22 July 2021) was a Tanzanian politician and the one-time chair of the Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT), the youngest political party in Tanzania. She was educated in the United Kingdom at the University of Essex and the University of Dar es Salaam as well as Tumaini University.
Anna Mghwira | |
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| Regional Commissioner Kilimanjaro Region | |
| In office 2016–2021 | |
| Appointed by | John Magufuli |
| Preceded by | Leonidas Gama |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Kigaigai |
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| Born | order 23 January 1959 Mungumaji, Tanganyika (now Tanzania) |
| Died | 22 July 2021 (aged 62) Mount Meru Hospital, Arusha |
| Resting place | order |
| Political party | ACT-Wazalendo |
| Other political affiliations | CHADEMA |
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In 2015, she was the sole female candidate to contest the presidential seat in Tanzania's general election in October that year.
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