Mark Bomani | |
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2nd Attorney General of Tanzania | |
In office 1965–1976 | |
President | Julius Nyerere |
Preceded by | Roland Brown |
Succeeded by | Joseph Warioba |
Personal details | |
Born | Bunda Town, Bunda District, Mara Region, Tanganyika Territory | 2 January 1932
Died | 10 September 2020 | (aged 88)
Nationality | Tanzanian |
Political party | CCM |
Alma mater | Makerere University |
Judge Mark Bomani (2 January 1932 [1] – 10 September 2020) [2] served as the second Attorney General of Tanzania from 1965 to 1976. [3] Later he was a judge and ran a private law practice. [4] [5]
Bomani was the Attorney General of Tanzania from 1965 to 1976 and was the first attorney general to be born in Tanzania. After serving in the government, he became a senior legal advisory in the United Nations between 1976 and 1990, working towards Namibian independence from South Africa and working to devise an independent legal system for the country. [6]
Bomani had great international negotiation experience and was also the chief aide to both Julius Nyerere and Nelson Mandela on peace negotiations during the first Burundian Civil War. [7]
Mark Bomani | |
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2nd Attorney General of Tanzania | |
In office 1965–1976 | |
President | Julius Nyerere |
Preceded by | Roland Brown |
Succeeded by | Joseph Warioba |
Personal details | |
Born | Bunda Town, Bunda District, Mara Region, Tanganyika Territory | 2 January 1932
Died | 10 September 2020 | (aged 88)
Nationality | Tanzanian |
Political party | CCM |
Alma mater | Makerere University |
Judge Mark Bomani (2 January 1932 [1] – 10 September 2020) [2] served as the second Attorney General of Tanzania from 1965 to 1976. [3] Later he was a judge and ran a private law practice. [4] [5]
Bomani was the Attorney General of Tanzania from 1965 to 1976 and was the first attorney general to be born in Tanzania. After serving in the government, he became a senior legal advisory in the United Nations between 1976 and 1990, working towards Namibian independence from South Africa and working to devise an independent legal system for the country. [6]
Bomani had great international negotiation experience and was also the chief aide to both Julius Nyerere and Nelson Mandela on peace negotiations during the first Burundian Civil War. [7]