Anna Senkoro
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Anna Claudia Senkoro is a Tanzania
n politician and member of the Progressive Party of Tanzania-Maendeleo
(PPT-Maendeleo). 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). She was the only woman to run in the election, and the first woman in Tanzanian history to run for President.
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
n politician and member of the Progressive Party of Tanzania-Maendeleo
Progressive Party of Tanzania-Maendeleo
The Progressive Party of Tanzania–Maendeleo is a political party in Tanzania. The party was registered on 4 March 2003.In elections held on 18 December 2005, PPT–Maendeleo presidential candidate Anna Senkoro placed eighth out of ten candidates, winning 0.17% of the vote...
(PPT-Maendeleo). Running as the PPT-Maendeleo presidential candidate in the 14 December 2005 elections
Tanzanian elections, 2005
Tanzania held presidential and parliamentary elections on 14 December 2005. Originally scheduled for 30 October, the elections were postponed due to the death of a vice-presidential candidate. These polls were the third since the country returned to multiparty rule in 1992...
, Senkoro placed eighth out of ten candidates, receiving 0.17% of the vote (18741 votes). She was the only woman to run in the election, and the first woman in Tanzanian history to run for President.