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Francis Nyalali

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Francis Lucas Nyalali
4th Chief Justice of Tanzania
In office
1977–2000
PresidentJulius Nyerere
Preceded byAugustine Saidi
Succeeded byBarnabas Samatta
Chairman of the Nyalali Commission In Office 1991- 2002
Personal details
Born(1935-02-03)3 February 1935
Kasubuya, Mwanza, Tanganyika Territory
Died2 April 2002(2002-04-02) (aged 67)
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Francis Lucas Nyalali (3 February 1935 – 2 April 2003) was a Chief Justice of Tanzania who promoted easy access to justice, rule of law, constitutionalism, and human rights. He served in this role from 1977 to 2000, a total of 23 years. To date, he remains the longest serving Chief Justice in not only Tanzania, but also the Commonwealth countries, where an average serving time for a Chief Justice is 3.6 years.

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