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'''Salmin Amour''' (born 1948) is a [[Tanzania]]n politician who was [[ |
'''Salmin Amour''' (born 1948) is a [[Tanzania]]n politician who was [[president of Zanzibar]] from 25 October 1990 to 8 November 2000. He was elected in 1990 as the sole candidate and received 98 percent of the votes.<ref>{{Cite book |
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Salmin Amour | |
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| 5th President of Zanzibar | |
| In office 25 October 1990 – 8 November 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Idris Abdul Wakil |
| Succeeded by | Amani Abeid Karume |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1948 (age 76–77) |
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Political party | CCM |
Salmin Amour (born 1948) is a Tanzanian politician who was president of Zanzibar from 25 October 1990 to 8 November 2000. He was elected in 1990 as the sole candidate and received 98 percent of the votes.[1] In Tanzania's first multi-party elections in 1995, Amour was accused of rigging the Zanzibari presidential election by opposition leader Seif Shariff Hamad.[2]
References
- ^ Kalley, Jacqueline Audrey; Schoeman, Elna; Andor, Lydia Eve (1999). Southern African political history: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 631. ISBN 0-313-30247-2.
- ^ Saleh, Ally (24 October 2000), "Zanzibar braces for trouble", BBC News, BBC, retrieved 15 June 2010
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