Asanterabi Zephaniah Nsilo Swai Explained

Asanterabi Zephaniah Nsilo Swai
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Office:	Minister of Commerce and Industry of Tanzania
Term Start:	1960
Term End:	1961
Office2:	Minister of Health and Labour of Tanzania
Term Start2:	January
Term End2:	March 1962
Office3:	Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations
Term Start3:	July 1962
Term End3:	December 1962
Predecessor3:	Vedastus Kyalakishaija Kyaruzi
Successor3:	Erasto Andrew Mbwana Mang'enya
Birth Date:	20 April 1925
Birth Place:	Moshi, Tanzania Kilimanjaro
Nationality:	member of the Chaggas tribe
Education:	He received his school education at the Moshi Secondary School. He was trained as a teacher at Makerere University in Uganda and taught at Alliance High School (Kenya). Till 1954 he was second principal of the Lyamongu Secondary School in Moshi.^[1]
Alma Mater:	University of Bombay, India, University of Delhi, India;
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Asanterabi Zephaniah Nsilo Swai (1925–1994) was a pioneer Tanzanian politician of Chagga heritage.

From 1952 to 1954 he was assistant warden at the Makerere University.
From 1958 to 1960 he was general manager, Meru Cooperative Union and was provincial chairman, Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) of the Northern Province.
From 1960 to 1962 he was chairman, TANU Economics and Social Development Committee.
From 1962 to 1967 he was national treasurer TANU.
In 1960 he was appointed member of the Legislative Council.
From 1960 to 1961 he was Minister of Commerce and Industry.
From January to March 1962 he was Minister of Health and Labor.
From July to December 1962 he was Minister without Portfolio and Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations
From 1962 to 1963 he was Minister of Development Planning Tanganyika.
In 1962 Nelson Mandela was his guest.^[2]
From 1964 to 1965 he was Minister of State, President's Office Directorate of Planning.
On he held a speech before the 1360th meeting of United Nations General Assembly^[3]
From September 1965 to March 1967, he was Minister of Industries, Mineral Resources and Power,
From March 1967 to June 1967, he was Minister of Economic Affairs and Development Planning and chairman of the National Development Corporation.
In 1967 he was Minister of East African Affairs.
From 1967 to 1968 he was East African Community Minister for Communications, Research and Social Services and member, East African Legislative Assembly.^[4]

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