Salmin Amour

Salmin Amour (born 1942) is a Tanzanian politician who served as President of Zanzibar from 25 October 1990 to 8 November 2000. He was elected in 1990 as the sole candidate and received 98 percent of the votes.[1] In Tanzania's first multi-party elections in 1995, Amour was accused of rigging the Zanzibari presidential election by opposition leader Seif Shariff Hamad.[2]

Salmin Amour
سلمين عمور

Dr.
5th President of Zanzibar
In office
25 October 1990  8 November 2000
Preceded byIdris Abdul Wakil
Succeeded byAmani Abeid Karume
Personal details
Born1942 (age 7879)
Mkwajuni, Zanzibar
NationalityTanzanian
Political partyCCM
Spouse(s)Bi Azza
Children12
ResidenceZanzibar
Alma materLeipzig University
Parteihochschule Karl Marx

References

  1. Kalley, Jacqueline Audrey; Schoeman, Elna; Andor, Lydia Eve (1999). Southern African political history: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 631. ISBN 0-313-30247-2.
  2. Saleh, Ally (24 October 2000), "Zanzibar braces for trouble", BBC News, BBC, retrieved 15 June 2010


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