President · Tanzania
Ali Hassan Mwinyi
42 recorded engagements, 1990–1995: 42 visits and 1 signed agreement.
Biography
Tanzanian statesman (1925–2024)
Ali Hassan Mwinyi (8 May 1925 – 29 February 2024) was a Tanzanian politician who served as the second president of the United Republic of Tanzania from 1985 to 1995. Previous posts included Minister for Home Affairs and Vice President. He also was chairman of the ruling party, the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) from 1990 to 1996.
During Mwinyi's terms, Tanzania took the first steps to reverse the socialist policies of Julius Nyerere. He relaxed import restrictions and encouraged private enterprise. It was during his second term that multi-party politics were introduced under pressure for reform from foreign and domestic sources. Often referred to as Mzee Rukhsa ("everything goes"), he pushed for liberalization of morals, beliefs, values (without breaking the law), and the economy.
== Early life ==
Mwinyi was born on 8 May 1925 in the village of Kivure, Pwani Region, where he was also raised. He then moved to Zanzibar and got his primary education at Mangapwani Primary School in Mangapwani, Zanzibar West Region. Mwinyi then attended Mikindani Dole Secondary School in Dole, Zanzibar West Region. From 1945 to 1964 he worked successively as a tutor, teacher, and head teacher at various schools...
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Where they travelled
Tanzania Visited or called (darker = more often)
Most-visited countries
Discussion topics
Activity by year
Signed agreements
Where the agreement's title was not recorded, its type or category is shown, as coded in the dataset.
| Date | Partner | What was signed |
|---|---|---|
| 1992-08-16 | Namibia | High-level politics |
Every recorded engagement
| Date | Type | Destination | Agreements |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-01-22 | Visit Summit | Zambia · Lusaka | |
| 1990-02-27 | Visit Summit | Zambia · Lusaka | |
| 1990-03-07 – 1990-03-09 | Visit | United Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi | |
| 1990-03-10 – 1990-03-11 | Visit | Kuwait · Kuwait City | |
| 1990-03-21 – 1990-03-22 | Visit | Namibia · Windhoek | |
| 1990-03-31 – 1990-04-03 | Visit Summit | Zambia · Lusaka | |
| 1990-04-18 – 1990-04-20 | Visit | Finland · Helsinki | |
| 1990-07-09 – 1990-07-10 | Visit Summit | Ethiopia · Addis Ababa | |
| 1990-08-25 – 1990-08-26 | Visit Summit | Botswana · Gaborone | |
| 1990-09-28 – 1990-09-30 | Visit Summit | United States of America · New York | |
| 1990-11-21 – 1990-11-24 | Visit Summit | eSwatini · Mbabane | |
| 1991-01-25 – 1991-01-28 | Visit | Uganda · Kampala | |
| 1991-02-05 – 1991-02-06 | Visit Summit | Zimbabwe · Harare | |
| 1991-02-18 | Visit | Kenya · Nairobi | |
| 1991-04-12 – 1991-04-14 | Visit | Belgium · Brussels | |
| 1991-07-28 – 1991-07-29 | Visit Summit | Nigeria · Lagos | |
| 1991-09-02 – 1991-09-04 | Visit | Burundi · Bujumbura | |
| 1991-10-17 – 1991-10-21 | Visit Summit | Zimbabwe · Harare | |
| 1991-10-22 | Visit | Mozambique · Maputo | |
| 1991-11-22 | Visit Summit | Kenya · Nairobi | |
| 1992-01-30 | Visit | Zambia · Lusaka | |
| 1992-08-16 – 1992-08-17 | Visit Summit | Namibia · Windhoek | Agreement signedHigh-level politics |
| 1992-08-24 – 1992-08-30 | Visit | China · Beijing | |
| 1992-09-02 – 1992-09-05 | Visit Summit | Indonesia · Jakarta | |
| 1993-03-21 – 1993-03-22 | Visit Summit | Burundi · Bujumbura | |
| 1993-04-01 – 1993-04-02 | Visit Summit | Zimbabwe · Harare | |
| 1993-05-10 – 1993-05-16 | Visit | India · New Delhi | |
| 1993-10-21 – 1993-10-25 | Visit Summit | Cyprus · Nicosia | |
| 1993-10-25 – 1993-11-01 | Visit | United Kingdom · London | |
| 1993-12-11 – 1993-12-12 | Visit Summit | Kenya · Nairobi | |
| 1994-05-01 | Visit | Namibia · Windhoek | |
| 1994-05-10 – 1994-05-11 | Visit | South Africa · Pretoria | |
| 1994-06-09 – 1994-06-10 | Visit Summit | South Africa · Johannesburg | |
| 1994-09-28 – 1994-10-01 | Visit | Canada · Ottawa | |
| 1994-10-04 – 1994-10-10 | Visit Summit | United States of America · New York | |
| 1994-11-24 – 1994-11-26 | Visit Summit | Uganda · Kampala | |
| 1995-01-07 | Visit Summit | Kenya · Nairobi | |
| 1995-03-09 | Visit | Kenya · Nairobi | |
| 1995-03-10 – 1995-03-13 | Visit Summit | Denmark · Copenhagen | |
| 1995-03-14 – 1995-03-16 | Visit | Ireland · Dublin |
Show all 42 engagements
| Date | Type | Destination | Agreements |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-03-20 – 1995-03-22 | Visit | Mozambique · Maputo | |
| 1995-08-28 – 1995-09-03 | Visit Summit | South Africa · Johannesburg |
Cite this profile
Ozturk, Y., Atabas, H., Guler, E., Duyar, B., & Yucel, R. (2026). Leaders' Visits & Agreements Database [Data set]. Africa Foundation. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22898778 [Ali Hassan Mwinyi leader profile. Accessed 26 September 2026. https://lead-database.netlify.app/leaders/ali-hassan-mwinyi.html]