Les Spiritains accueillent le Président Tanzanien

Ce vendredi 29 juin, le Président de la République Unie de Tanzanie, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, rend visite aux Spiritains réunis en Chapitre général à Bagamoyo , Tanzanie.

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Des dispositions pratiques ont été prises pour faire de cette visite présidentielle un symbole de toute l'attention que le pays accorde à la présence et à l'action chrétienne. Stella Maris Hostel, lieu où se déroule le Chapitre, a déroulé le tapis rouge pour recevoir cet hôte de marque. Les spiritains vivront cet évènement comme un acte de reconnaissance de tout un peuple uni à son Président. Au terme de la visite, les travaux du Chapitre se poursuivrons normalement, selon le programme établi. Nous vous ferons un large écho des temps forts de cette journée qui s'annonce riche et belle. Gaston Temgoua.

The President of the Repoblic of Tanzania is visiting the Spiritan in Bagamoyo.

Kikwete was born at Msoga, located in the Bagamoyo District of Tanganyika, in 1950. Graduating with a degree in economics in 1975, he opted for a low-paying job as an executive functionary/officer of the ruling Party (TANU later CCM). This gave him the opportunity to work at the grassroots in rural regions and districts of Tanzania.

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Kikwete sharpened his leadership acumen in the military. He first had basic military training at Ruvu National Service Camp (1972) and later underwent a basic officers course at the famous Tanzania Military Academy at Monduli, Arusha, Tanzania's top military training institution. On successful completion of the course, he was commissioned as a lieutenant in 1976. He also undertook the Company Commander's Course in 1983 at the same academy. In his military career, he rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. From 1984 to 1986, Kikwete was Chief Political Instructor and Political Commissar at the Military Academy. He retired from the military as a lieutenant-colonel when political pluralism was reintroduced to Tanzania in 1992 when he chose to become a full time politician. Prior to that, he was permitted to be both in the military and political leadership.
In party politics, Kikwete started shining in 1982, when he was overwhelmingly elected by the party (CCM) national congress to be a Member of the National Executive Committee, the highest policy and decision-making body of the party. He has been re-elected every five years since. Also, in 1997, he was elected a member of the party's powerful 31-member Central Committee (CC). He is still a member of the Central Committee since he was reelected in 2002 for another term of 5 years.
Sources, Wikipedia.