Aboud Jumbe

Aboud Jumbe
2nd President of Zanzibar
In office
7 April 1972 – 30 January 1984
Preceded by Abeid Karume
Succeeded by Ali Hassan Mwinyi
Personal details
Born 14 June 1920
Sultanate of Zanzibar
Nationality Tanzanian
Political party CCM
Other political
affiliations		 Afro-Shirazi Party

Mwinyi Aboud Jumbe (born 14 June 1920)[1] was a politician in Zanzibar. He held several positions, including the second president of Zanzibar, chairman of the Revolutionary Council, Vice-President of the Union, and the vice-chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party.[2]

Jumbe served as president of Zanzibar from 11 April 1972 until 30 January 1984. He succeeded Abeid Karume as president, following Karume's assassination on April 7, 1972. He was initially elected by the Revolutionary Council as a part of the Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP). While he was in office, in 1977, the two ruling parties of Tanzania merged. In particular, the ASP and the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU), merged to create Tanzania's ruling party, the CCM.[3]

In 1979, Jumbe introduced the first post-revolution constitution of Zanzibar. This separated the powers of the Revolutionary Council and the House of Representatives. Furthermore, the new constitution established elections by universal suffrage, instead of being elected by the Revolutionary Council.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Council on Foreign Relations (1973). The World this Year. Simon and Schuster. ISSN 0364-8575. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
  2. ↑ "Център за конституционно развитие на Източна Африка (ZANZIBAR: KEY HISTORICAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS)". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "CONSTITUTIONALISM AND POLITICAL STABILITY IN ZANZIBAR: THE SEARCH FOR A NEW VISION (PDF)" (PDF). library.fes.de. Retrieved 2015-02-20.