Chadema
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The Party for Democracy and Progress (), commonly known as Chadema, is a centre-right political party in Tanzania. It was the second-largest political party in Tanzania and campaigns on regional autonomy of self-governing states in the country.
Key facts
- Political party.name
- Party for Democracy and Progress
- Political party.native_name
- Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo
- Political party.abbreviation
- CHADEMA
- Political party.logo
- CHADEMA logo.svg
- Political party.logo_size
- 150
- Political party.chairman
- Tundu Lissu
- Political party.leader1_title
- Vice chairman
- Political party.leader1_name
- John Heche
- Political party.secretary_general
- John Mnyika
- Political party.spokesperson
- Brenda Rupia
- Political party.foundation
- 28 May 1992
- Political party.ideology
- ConservatismEconomic liberalismSocial market economyFederalism
- Political party.slogan
- ''People's Power''
- Political party.youth_wing
- BAVICHA
- Political party.womens_wing
- BAWACHA
- Political party.position
- Centre-right
- Political party.regional
- Democrat Union of Africa
- Political party.international
- International Democracy Union
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- political party
- Country
- Tanzania
- Official website
- www.chadema.or.tz
- Political ideology
- economic liberalism
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- inception
- 1992-05-28
- short name
- CHADEMA
- political alignment
- centre-right
- sRGB color hex triplet
- FF0000
- Commons category
- CHADEMA
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Electoral history
- Presidential elections
- Bunge elections
- References
- External links
The Party for Democracy and Progress (), commonly known as Chadema, is a centre-right political party in Tanzania. It was the second-largest political party in Tanzania and campaigns on regional autonomy of self-governing states in the country.
==History== In the 1995 general election, the party won 4 out of 269 seats in the National Assembly and 41 councillors nationwide.
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