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World Service,3 mins

Raila Odinga remembers Tanzania's President Mkapa

Focus on Africa

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Tanzanians are mourning the death of Benjamin William Mkapa, the man who led them for ten years between 1995 and 2005. Mr Mkapa played a key role in supporting current Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni who went on to topple Idi Amin in 1979. He was also crucial in peace talks in Kenya following the post-electoral violence of 2007/08. Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga who was part of that dispute, shared his thoughts on the passing of the former president with Audrey Brown. (Former Tanzanian President Benjamin William Mkapa and Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga. Credit: SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty Images)

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