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Anna Senkoro

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Anna Claudia Senkoro (1962 - died 4 January 2017) was a Tanzanian politician and member of the Progressive Party of Tanzania-Maendeleo (PPT-Maendeleo).[1] Running as the PPT-Maendeleo presidential candidate in the 14 December 2005 elections, Senkoro placed eighth out of ten candidates, receiving 0.17% of the vote (18741 votes).[1] She was the only woman to run in the election,[2] and the first woman in Tanzanian history to run for president.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Openda, Francis (19 December 2005), "Kikwete Wins Tanzania Election", AllAfrica.com, retrieved 27 May 2010 {{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |newspaper= (help)
  2. ^ "Q&A: Tanzania votes", BBC News, BBC, 13 December 2005, retrieved 27 May 2010 {{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |newspaper= (help)
  3. ^ "'Women power' herald a new era in CCM", The Guardian, 6 August 2005, retrieved 5 June 2010
  4. ^ Mwalimu, Saumu (5 January 2017). "Tanzania: First Female to Contest Presidency Senkoro Dies". The Citizen (Dar es Salaam). Retrieved 2017-01-05. {{cite news}}: no-break space character in |newspaper= at position 17 (help)