"I am aware that many regard me as an anti-sports character person, but the truth is that the country’s economy by then was in bad shape. Tanzania being among the highly indebted countries, I had to give sports the least prominence during my first term, while setting priorities in revitalising our economy."
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Benjamin Mkapa
1995 – 2005
Benjamin Mkapa (November 12, 1938 - 24 July 2020) was a former President of the United Republic of Tanzania (1995–2005).
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