Charles Makongoro Nyerere (born 30 January 1959) is a Tanzanian CCM politician and a retired army officer of the

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. He is currently serving as a member of the

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Early life and career

Makongoro was educated at Arusha, Bunge and Isike primary schools from 1964 to 1972. He then joined Tabora Boys Secondary School where he obtained his

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and

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level of education. From 1979 to 1990, he served in the army and is a veteran of the

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. Following the

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on 11 April 1979, he was part of the Tanzanian troops that remained there to ensure that law and order prevails. In 1982, he graduated from the present-day

Tanzania Military Academy The Tanzania Military Academy (TMA) (''Chuo Cha Mafunzo ya Kijeshi Tanzania'', in Swahili) is a military training academy located in Monduli District of Arusha Region in Tanzania. It is regarded as the most prestigious training institution in t ...

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where he studied an Officer

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Course. Between 2001 and 2003, he attained a degree in strategic studies at the

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in Scotland.

Political career

In 1995, Makongoro joined the opposition

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and won the parliamentary constituency of Arusha Urban in the

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, but lost his seat following a court ruling in 1997. He was succeeded by Felix Mrema of the ruling

Chama Cha Mapinduzi The Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM, ) is the dominant, ruling party in Tanzania and the second longest-ruling party in the history of Africa, only after the True Whig Party of Liberia. It was formed in 1977, following the merger of the Tanganyika A ...

(CCM). In 2000, he joined the CCM. President

Benjamin Mkapa Benjamin William Mkapa (12 November 193823 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). Early life Mkapa was born in Lupaso, ...

appointed him as a nominated MP in February 2004. From 2007 to 2012, he served as the party's regional chairman in

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. In April 2012, he was elected as one of the nine members of the

representing Tanzania. He received 123 votes from Tanzanian Members of Parliament. In an interview with ''Mwananchi'' in March 2015, he neither confirmed nor denied, his interest in the

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in the forthcoming

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Personal life

He is the son of

Julius Nyerere Julius Kambarage Nyerere (; 13 April 1922 – 14 October 1999) was a Tanzanian politician, anti-colonial activist, and political theorist. He governed Tanganyika (1961–1964), Tanganyika as prime minister from 1961 to 1962 and then as presid ...

, Tanzania's first president and "father of the Nation". He is a member of the Catholic Church.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nyerere, Makongoro 1959 births Living people Tanzanian MPs 1995–2000 Members of the East African Legislative Assembly Chama Cha Mapinduzi politicians Tabora Boys Secondary School alumni Tanzania Military Academy alumni Alumni of the University of Aberdeen Tanzanian Roman Catholics Children of presidents of Tanzania Children of prime ministers