Tanzania’s former president Benjamin Mkapa dies

By DW

24 July 2020 | 3:38 pm

He was the country's third president after independence from Britain in 1962. Ruling the East African country for two terms from 1995 to 2005, he'll be remembered for working to end the conflict in the Great Lakes.

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