Kingunge Ngombale–Mwiru

Kingunge Ngombale–Mwiru
Member of Parliament
In office 2000 – 16 July 2010
Appointed by	Benjamin Mkapa Jakaya Kikwete
Constituency	None (Nominated MP)
Minister of State in President's Office for Political and Public Affairs
In office January 2006 – February 2008
President	Jakaya Kikwete
Personal details
Born	(1930-05-30)May 30, 1930
Died	February 2, 2018(2018-02-02) (aged 87)[1]
Political party	CCM (1977–2015)
Spouse	Peras Kingunge
Children	Kinjekitile Kingunge Martin Ngombale
Residence	Tanzania

Kingunge Ngombale–Mwiru (30 May 1930^[2][3][4] – 2 February 2018^[5]) was a long-term Tanzanian politician.

Kingunge was an active member and a leader in the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU), the political party which strove for and gained the independence of Tanganyika on December 9, 1961. Soon thereafter, Tanganyika joined with Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar (now known as Tanzania). Later, Kingunge was also among the key figures on the process of joining TANU and the Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP) of Zanzibar, resulting in the founding of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM).^{[citation needed]}

Ideologically, Kingunge was a communist with passion and remained true on that ideology until his death. Kingunge was a Marxian.^{[citation needed]}

Kingunge was not religious, although he respected all religions. He was known for taking oaths without using any holy book, such as the Bible or the Quran. Instead, he would take the oaths for his governmental positions by using the Tanzanian Constitution.^{[6][failed verification]}

Political career

After several years as the head of the CCM, Ngombale–Mwiru abruptly left the party in 2015.^[7]

References

1. "Veteran politician Kingunge Ngombale- Mwiru dies". Retrieved 2018-02-02.
2. "Watanzania waomboleza kifo cha mwanasiasa mkongwe Kingunge Ngombale-Mwiru". 2 February 2018.
3. "Breaking News: Mzee Kingunge Ngombale Mwiru afariki dunia. –". 2 February 2018. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
4. https://swahilitimes.com/tanzia-mzee-kingunge-ngombale-mwiru-afariki-dunia-muhimbili/^{[permanent dead link‍]}
5. Reporter, DAILY NEWS. "Veteran politician Kingunge is no more". dailynews.co.tz. Archived from the original on 2018-02-03. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
6. "Member of Parliament CV". Parliament of Tanzania. 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-08-23. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
7. Matern Kayera, Mwananchi Digital (4 October 2015). "Kingunge quits CCM". The Citizen (Tanzania). Retrieved 12 December 2017.