Mark Bomani Explained

Mark Bomani
Order:2nd
Office:Attorney General of Tanzania
Term Start:1965
Term End:1976
President:Julius Nyerere
Predecessor:Roland Brown
Successor:Joseph Warioba
Birth Date:2 January 1932
Birth Place:Bunda Town, Bunda District, Mara Region, Tanganyika Territory
Nationality:Tanzanian
Party:CCM
Alma Mater:Makerere University

Judge Mark Bomani (2 January 1932[1] – 10 September 2020)[2] served as the second Attorney General of Tanzania from 1965 to 1976.[3] Later he was a judge and ran a private law practice.[4] [5]

Political History

Bomani was the Attorney General of Tanzania from 1965 to 1976 and was the first attorney general to be born in Tanzania. After serving in the government, he became a senior legal advisory in the United Nations between 1976 and 1990, working towards Namibian independence from South Africa and working to devise an independent legal system for the country.[6]

Bomani had great international negotiation experience and was also the chief aide to both Julius Nyerere and Nelson Mandela on peace negotiations during the first Burundian Civil War.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Africa Year Book and Who's who. 1977. 9780903274050.
  2. Web site: Retired Judge Mark Bomani dies at the age of 88.
  3. News: Prominent Leaders - Tanzania Zalendo. Tanzania Zalendo. en-US. 2016-10-12.
  4. Book: Mwakikagile, Godfrey. Nyerere and Africa: End of an Era. 2007-01-01. New Africa Press. 9780980253412. en.
  5. Book: Ndembwike, John. Life in Tanzania Today and Since the Sixties. 2016-10-12. Continental Press. 9789987932245. en.
  6. Web site: United Nations Institute for Namibia (UNIN): Liberation Knowledge Service, Bomani, Mark and Ushewokunze, Chris, Constitutional Options for Namibia: a historical perspective. United Nations Institute for Namibia, Lusaka, Zambia, 1979 - UNAM Archives. archives.unam.edu.na. 2016-10-12.
  7. Web site: Great Lakes leaders meet to discuss Burundi's peace. www.panapress.com. 2016-10-12.