- Ali Hassan Mwinyi
Infobox President
name=Ali Hassan Mwinyi
order=2ndPresident of Tanzania
term_start=November 5 1985
term_end=November 23 ,1995
Prime Minister=Joseph Sinde Warioba
predecessor=Julius Nyerere
successor=Benjamin Mkapa
birth_date=Birth date and age|1925|5|8|mf=y
birth_place=Zanzibar
party=CCM
spouse=Siti Mwinyi Ali Hassan Mwinyi (born
May 8 ,1925 , Kivure, Coast Region,Tanzania ) was the president of theUnited Republic of Tanzania from 1985 to 1995. Previous posts include Interior Minister and Vice President. He also was chairman of the ruling party, theChama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) from 1990 to 1996.During Mwinyi's terms Tanzania took the first steps to reverse the
socialist policies ofJulius Nyerere . He relaxed import restrictions and encouraged private enterprise. It was during his second term that multi-party politics were introduced under pressure from foreign donors. Often referred as Mzee Rukhsa ("Everything goes"), Mwinyi regime was characterized by high degree of corruption and wide-spreadtax evasion that flourished during his term. Many argue that during Mwinyi's tenure the country did not have a proper and disciplined monetary policy. During that time inflation was rampant due to an oversupply of cash in the economy. However, it is during Mwinyi's administration that Tanzania made some of the crucial decisions towards the liberalisation of its economy and paved way for the economic growth and development that followed during the successive governments. In retirement, Mwinyi has stayed out of the limelight and continues to live inDar es Salaam .
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