Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ali Hassan Mwinyi

Tanzanian President

Date of Birth: 08-May-1925

Place of Birth: Unguja, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: Tanzania

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Ali Hassan Mwinyi (born 8 May 1925 in Kivure, Pwani Region, Tanzania) is a Tanzanian politician who served as the second President of the United Republic of Tanzania from 1985 to 1995.
Previous posts include Interior Minister 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 from foreign donors.
Often referred to as Mzee Rukhsa ("Everything goes"), he pushed for liberalization of morals, beliefs, values (without breaking the law) and the economy.
Many argue that during Mwinyi's tenure the country was in transition from the failed socialist orientation of Julius Nyerere that brought its economy to its knees.
It was during Mwinyi's administration that Tanzania made some of the crucial decisions towards the liberalization of its economy that paved the way for short-term economic growth.