Joseph Sinde Warioba (born September 3, 1940) served as

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from 1985 to 1990. Furthermore, he served concurrently as the country's

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. He has also served as a judge on the

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, and as chairman of the

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. Warioba was born in

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in Tanzania. He graduated from the

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, Tanzania in 1966. From 1966 to 1968, he served as state attorney in Dar es Salaam, and from 1968 to 1970, as solicitor for the City Council. In 1970, he graduated from

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. From 1976 to 1983, he served as the attorney general of Tanzania. From 1983 until his election as prime minister, he served as minister of justice. Following his tenure as prime minister, Warioba served as a judge on the

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-based

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from 1996 to 1999. Furthermore, in 1996, President

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appointed him as chairman of the Presidential Commission Against Government Corruption, better known as the Warioba Commission. Warioba was chosen to lead the

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Observer Group in the April 2007 Nigerian elections. He gave a positive assessment of the elections, deeming them to be progress while also saying that there were irregularities."Warioba says Nigerian polls free and fair"
dailynews-tsn.com, May 3, 2007. Following President

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's announcement for a referendum for Tanzania's constitution in 2014, he appointed Warioba as the Chairperson of the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC). The CRC was tasked with reviewing and proposing amendments to Tanzania's constitution. In this capacity, Judge Warioba played a crucial role in facilitating stakeholder engagement and communication throughout the constitutional review process. He oversaw a series of public consultations and engagement initiatives to gather input and perspectives from various segments of Tanzanian society. However, it's important to note that the proposed new constitution faced some challenges and controversies in the subsequent stages, ultimately, the process did not lead to the adoption of the proposed constitution in its entirety. In 2015, the Tanzanian government decided not to adopt the new constitution, and the constitutional review process effectively came to a halt. As a result, the 1977 constitution, with some amendments, continued to be in effect. Warioba was appointed in November 2016 by the President of Tanzania

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as the Chancellor of

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in Morogoro, Tanzania.

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