Benjamin Mkapa
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- Born
- 1938-11-12
- Died
- 2020-07-24
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Report of the International Conference for the Immediate Independence of Namibia
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis
· 2012 · cited 64,727x
- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 47,605x
- DADA2: High-resolution sample inference from Illumina amplicon data
· 2016 · cited 31,374x
- PLINK: A Tool Set for Whole-Genome Association and Population-Based Linkage Analyses
· 2007 · cited 30,726x
- Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 19,828x
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Key facts
- Vice president
- Omar Ali Juma , Ali Mohamed Shein
- Prime minister
- Cleopa Msuya , Frederick Sumaye
- Preceded by
- Ali Hassan Mwinyi
- Succeeded by
- Jakaya Kikwete
- President
- Ali Hassan Mwinyi
- Born
- Benjamin William Mkapa , ( 1938-11-12 ) 12 November 1938, Ndanda , Masasi , Tanganyika
- Died
- 23 July 2020 (2020-07-23) (aged 81), Dar es Salaam , Tanzania
- Party
- CCM
- Other political affiliations
- TANU
- Spouse
- Anna Joseph Maro
- Alma mater
- Makerere University (B.A.) , Columbia University (M.A.) Open University of Tanzania
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Key dates
- Born
- 12 November 1938
- Died
- 24 July 2020
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Benjamin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Tanzania
- Place of birth
- Ndanda
- Place of death
- Dar es Salaam
- Occupation
- President of the Republic
- Educated at
- Columbia University
- Political party
- Party of the Revolution
- Languages spoken
- English language
Article
Benjamin William Mkapa (12 November 1938 – 23 July 2020) was the third president of Tanzania, in office from 1995 to 2005. He was Chairman of the Revolutionary State Political Party (Chama Cha Mapinduzi, CCM).
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1938 births2020 deathsAmbassadors of Tanzania to the United StatesChama Cha Mapinduzi politiciansChiefs of the Order of the Golden Heart of KenyaCommission for Africa membersMakerere University alumniMakonde peopleMinisters of foreign affairs of TanzaniaNdanda Secondary School alumniOpen University of Tanzania alumniPeople from Masasi District