Benjamin Mkapa

156 recorded engagements, 1996–2005: 156 visits and 3 signed agreements.

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156Engagements

156Visits

0Phone calls

0Video conferences

3Signed agreements

43Destination countries

87Multilateral summits

1996–2005Years in LEAD

Biography

President of Tanzania from 1995 to 2005

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).

== Early life ==

Mkapa was born in Lupaso, near Masasi, Tanganyika, on 12 November 1938. He graduated from Makerere University in Uganda in 1962 with a Bachelor of Arts in English. He went on to study at Columbia University the following year, and earned a master's degree in International Affairs.

Previous posts include being an administrative officer in Dodoma and the Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education. Mkapa was the head of the Tanzanian mission to Canada in 1982 and to the United States in 1983–84. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1977 to 1980 and again from 1984 to 1990, before meeting his best friend Edward Mwassaga.

== Presidency ==

In 1995, Mkapa was elected as president based on a popular anti-corruption campaign and the strong support of former president Julius Nyerere. Mkapa's anti-corruption efforts included creation of an open forum called the Presidential Commission on Corruption (Warioba Commission) and increased support for the Prevention...

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Where they travelled

Tanzania Visited or called (darker = more often)

Most-visited countries

Kenya17
Uganda16
South Africa10
United Kingdom9
Zimbabwe7
United States of America7
Malawi6
Zambia6
Switzerland6
Rwanda5
Mozambique5
Namibia5

Discussion topics

Diplomacy and Foreign Relations148
Regional Organizations and Multilateral Affairs91
Trade and Economic Relations24
Peace Negotiations and Mediation4
International Conflicts and Crises4
Peace and Security3
Environment and Climate Change1
Development and Aid1
Health1

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
1999-07-15	Libya	Functional cooperation
2001-10-23	Nigeria	High-level politics
2005-09-21	South Africa	Functional cooperation

Every recorded engagement

Date	Type	Destination
1996-01-25 – 1996-01-26	Visit Summit	Uganda · Kampala
1996-02-05 – 1996-02-06	Visit	Rwanda · Kigali
1996-02-26 – 1996-02-27	Visit	Zimbabwe · Harare
1996-03-17 – 1996-03-19	Visit Summit	Tunisia · Tunis
1996-04-15 – 1996-04-17	Visit	Mozambique · Maputo
1996-04-17 – 1996-04-19	Visit	Malawi · Lilongwe
1996-04-27 – 1996-04-29	Visit Summit	South Africa · Johannesburg
1996-05-12 – 1996-05-13	Visit	Uganda · Kampala
1996-07-08 – 1996-07-10	Visit Summit	Cameroon · Yaoundé
1996-08-18 – 1996-08-22	Visit	Namibia · Windhoek
1996-08-24 – 1996-08-25	Visit Summit	Lesotho · Maseru
1996-08-27 – 1996-08-30	Visit	Botswana · Gaborone
1996-09-16 – 1996-09-17	Visit Summit	Zimbabwe · Harare
1996-10-04	Visit Summit	United States of America · New York
1996-12-16 – 1996-12-17	Visit Summit	Kenya · Nairobi
1997-02-26 – 1997-02-27	Visit Summit	Botswana · Gaborone
1997-05-06	Visit Summit	Botswana · Gaborone
1997-05-31	Visit	Kenya · Nairobi
1997-06-01 – 1997-06-02	Visit Summit	Zimbabwe · Harare
1997-06-23	Visit Summit	United States of America · New York
1997-07-27	Visit	United States of America · Washington
1997-08-08 – 1997-08-10	Visit	Uganda · Kampala
1997-09-08 – 1997-09-09	Visit Summit	Malawi · Lilongwe
1997-10-24 – 1997-10-27	Visit Summit	United Kingdom · London
1998-01-05	Visit	Kenya · Nairobi
1998-02-20	Visit Summit	Uganda · Kampala
1998-03-25	Visit Summit	Uganda · Kampala
1998-04-08 – 1998-04-13	Visit	China · Beijing
1998-04-22 – 1998-04-25	Visit	Zimbabwe · Harare
1998-07-26 – 1998-07-29	Visit Summit	Namibia · Windhoek
1998-08-07 – 1998-08-08	Visit Summit	Zimbabwe · Victoria Falls
1998-08-13	Visit	Kenya · Nairobi
1998-08-13 – 1998-08-14	Visit Summit	Mauritius · Port Louis
1998-08-17 – 1998-08-20	Visit	Finland · Helsinki
1998-08-20 – 1998-08-25	Visit	Norway · Oslo
1998-08-25 – 1998-08-26	Visit	Denmark · Copenhagen
1998-09-01 – 1998-09-03	Visit Summit	South Africa · Durban
1998-09-05 – 1998-09-06	Visit	eSwatini · Mbabane
1998-09-09 – 1998-09-11	Visit	Sweden · Stockholm
1998-09-13	Visit Summit	Zambia · Lusaka

Show all 156 engagements

Date	Type	Destination	Agreements
1998-09-19 – 1998-09-20	Visit	Uganda · Kampala
1998-09-19 – 1998-09-20	Visit	Rwanda · Kigali
1998-10-18	Visit Summit	Kenya · Nairobi
1998-11-22 – 1998-11-27	Visit Summit	France · Paris
1998-12-10 – 1998-12-13	Visit	Malaysia · Kuala Lumpur
1998-12-13 – 1998-12-17	Visit	Japan · Tokyo
1998-12-17 – 1998-12-20	Visit	South Korea · Seoul
1999-05-18	Visit Summit	Ghana · Accra
1999-05-24 – 1999-05-30	Visit Summit	Kenya · Nairobi
1999-06-15 – 1999-06-16	Visit	South Africa · Pretoria
1999-06-21	Visit	Malawi · Lilongwe
1999-07-10	Visit	Zambia · Lusaka
1999-07-11 – 1999-07-15	Visit Summit	Algeria · Algiers
1999-07-15 – 1999-07-17	Visit	Egypt · Cairo
1999-07-15 – 1999-07-17	Visit	Libya · Tripoli	Agreement signedFunctional cooperation
1999-07-30 – 1999-08-01	Visit	Zambia · Lusaka
1999-08-07 – 1999-08-08	Visit Summit	South Africa · Johannesburg
1999-08-17 – 1999-08-18	Visit Summit	Mozambique · Maputo
1999-08-30 – 1999-09-04	Visit	Sweden · Stockholm
1999-08-30	Visit	Kenya · Nairobi
1999-09-12 – 1999-09-26	Visit Summit	United States of America · New York
1999-09-27	Visit	United Kingdom · London
1999-11-12 – 1999-11-14	Visit Summit	South Africa · Durban
2000-01-13	Visit Summit	Uganda · Kampala
2000-01-17 – 2000-01-18	Visit Summit	Gabon · Libreville
2000-03-14	Visit Summit	Mozambique · Maputo
2000-03-20	Visit	Namibia · Windhoek
2000-04-01 – 2000-04-05	Visit Summit	Egypt · Cairo
2000-04-22 – 2000-04-23	Visit	Rwanda · Kigali
2000-07-05	Visit	Zambia · Lusaka
2000-07-21 – 2000-07-23	Visit Summit	South Africa · Cape Town
2000-08-06 – 2000-08-07	Visit Summit	Namibia · Windhoek
2000-08-06	Visit	Zambia · Lusaka
2000-08-13 – 2000-08-15	Visit Summit	Zambia · Lusaka
2000-09-20	Visit Summit	Kenya · Nairobi
2000-10-07 – 2000-10-12	Visit Summit	China · Beijing
2001-01-05	Visit	Uganda · Kampala
2001-01-27 – 2001-01-31	Visit Summit	Switzerland · Geneva
2001-03-09 – 2001-03-10	Visit Summit	Namibia · Windhoek
2001-04-24 – 2001-04-27	Visit Summit	Nigeria · Abuja
2001-05-12 – 2001-05-13	Visit	Uganda · Kampala
2001-05-13 – 2001-05-20	Visit Summit	Belgium · Brussels
2001-06-03 – 2001-06-04	Visit	Kenya · Nairobi
2001-06-08	Visit	Rwanda · Kigali
2001-06-26	Visit Summit	United States of America · New York
2001-08-12 – 2001-08-14	Visit Summit	Malawi · Lilongwe
2001-08-18 – 2001-08-21	Visit Summit	Uganda · Kampala
2001-09-16 – 2001-09-21	Visit Summit	United Kingdom · London
2001-09-17	Visit	Kenya · Nairobi
2001-10-23	Visit Summit	Nigeria · Abuja	Agreement signedHigh-level politics
2001-11-01	Visit	Burundi · Bujumbura
2001-12-14 – 2001-12-15	Visit	Kenya · Nairobi
2002-01-14 – 2002-01-16	Visit Summit	Malawi · Lilongwe
2002-02-26	Visit	Kenya · Nairobi
2002-02-27 – 2002-03-05	Visit Summit	Australia · Coolum
2002-02-27	Visit Summit	Switzerland · Geneva
2002-04-10 – 2002-04-12	Visit Summit	Uganda · Kampala
2002-06-22 – 2002-06-23	Visit Summit	Kenya · Nairobi
2002-07-06 – 2002-07-10	Visit Summit	South Africa · Durban
2002-07-20 – 2002-07-27	Visit Summit	Ethiopia · Addis Ababa
2002-10-01 – 2002-10-03	Visit Summit	Angola · Luanda
2002-10-18 – 2002-10-19	Visit	Libya · Tripoli
2002-11-15 – 2002-11-16	Visit Summit	Uganda · Kampala
2002-12-15 – 2002-12-20	Visit	India · New Delhi
2002-12-30	Visit	Kenya · Nairobi
2003-01-21 – 2003-01-22	Visit Summit	Egypt · Cairo
2003-04-09	Visit Summit	South Africa · Johannesburg
2003-05-02 – 2003-05-05	Visit	Malawi · Mzuzu
2003-05-14 – 2003-05-15	Visit	United Kingdom · London
2003-06-20 – 2003-06-21	Visit Summit	Kenya · Nairobi
2003-07-09 – 2003-07-12	Visit Summit	Mozambique · Maputo
2003-09-28 – 2003-10-02	Visit Summit	Japan · Tokyo
2003-11-16 – 2003-12-05	Visit	Switzerland · Geneva
2003-12-05 – 2003-12-08	Visit Summit	Nigeria · Abuja
2003-12-08 – 2003-12-15	Visit	Switzerland · Geneva
2004-02-20 – 2004-02-23	Visit Summit	Switzerland · Geneva
2004-02-23 – 2004-02-25	Visit Summit	United Kingdom · London
2004-04-05 – 2004-04-06	Visit	Uganda · Kampala
2004-04-27	Visit	South Africa · Pretoria
2004-05-04 – 2004-05-05	Visit Summit	United Kingdom · London
2004-05-28 – 2004-06-02	Visit	China · Beijing
2004-07-04 – 2004-07-08	Visit Summit	Ethiopia · Addis Ababa
2004-07-26 – 2004-07-29	Visit	Botswana · Gaborone
2004-08-13 – 2004-08-18	Visit Summit	Mauritius · Port Louis
2004-08-27 – 2004-08-29	Visit Summit	Kenya · Nairobi
2004-09-15 – 2004-09-21	Visit	United Kingdom · London
2004-09-21 – 2004-09-26	Visit Summit	United States of America · New York
2004-10-08 – 2004-10-10	Visit Summit	Ethiopia · Addis Ababa
2004-11-29 – 2004-12-02	Visit	Vietnam · Hanoi
2004-12-03 – 2004-12-08	Visit Summit	Japan · Tokyo
2005-01-10 – 2005-01-11	Visit Summit	Gabon · Libreville
2005-01-16 – 2005-01-17	Visit	Uganda · Kampala
2005-01-22	Visit	Zimbabwe · Harare
2005-01-24 – 2005-01-28	Visit Summit	Switzerland · Davos
2005-01-28 – 2005-02-01	Visit Summit	Nigeria · Abuja
2005-02-04 – 2005-02-06	Visit	Mozambique · Maputo
2005-02-09 – 2005-02-11	Visit Summit	Germany · Berlin
2005-03-11	Visit Summit	United Kingdom · London
2005-04-22	Visit Summit	Uganda · Kampala
2005-05-18 – 2005-05-19	Visit Summit	Jordan · Amman
2005-07-03 – 2005-07-05	Visit Summit	Libya · Sirte
2005-07-05 – 2005-07-08	Visit Summit	United Kingdom · Gleneagles
2005-08-04 – 2005-08-05	Visit Summit	Ethiopia · Addis Ababa
2005-08-16 – 2005-08-18	Visit Summit	Botswana · Gaborone
2005-08-23 – 2005-08-25	Visit	Uganda · Kampala
2005-08-28 – 2005-08-30	Visit	Ethiopia · Addis Ababa
2005-09-01 – 2005-09-03	Visit Summit	Jordan · Amman
2005-09-05 – 2005-09-09	Visit	Finland · Helsinki
2005-09-14	Visit Summit	United States of America · New York
2005-09-21 – 2005-09-25	Visit	South Africa · Pretoria	Agreement signedFunctional cooperation
2005-09-23	Visit	Lesotho · Maseru
2005-10-11 – 2005-10-13	Visit	Kenya · Nairobi
2005-10-18 – 2005-10-20	Visit	Rwanda · Kigali
2005-10-24 – 2005-10-25	Visit	Zimbabwe · Harare
2005-11-25 – 2005-11-27	Visit Summit	Malta · Valletta
2005-11-28 – 2005-11-29	Visit Summit	Egypt · Cairo

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 [Benjamin Mkapa leader profile. Accessed 26 September 2026. https://lead-database.netlify.app/leaders/benjamin-mkapa.html]