Kwa hiyo umetoka 2005 na kurudi 1985 usiyaone makosa yako ila yangu sio? Mbona haya tumeshayanzunguza sana humu kuhusu Wazanziubar na Salim.. Hata hivyo, Salim alikuwa chaguo la mwalimu kwa uchaguzi wa mwaka 1985 na mwaka 1995 na sii habari za Uislaam sijui ukristu..Haya ebu soma kipande hiki cha election ya mwaka 2005
Salim Ahmed Salim
Dr Salim Ahmed Salim (63) the Chairman of the Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation has had a star-studded career having been Tanzanian Ambassador in several countries, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and having served for an unprecedented three terms as Secretary General of the OAU. If he made mistakes in Addis Ababa they are not well known about at home. He is articulate and has a refreshingly open personality and a good reputation internationally. His long absences overseas have meant that he is not tarred with the brush of corruption which allegedly affects some other CCM leaders. He almost became President twice before.
Firstly, in 1980, having been President Nyerere's first choice as his successor but he came up against strong opposition from senior CCM cadres and was the subject of some in-fighting in his native Zanzibar. In 1994 Nyerere asked him to come back to Tanzania to accept nomination in the country's first multi-party elections but he declined the offer..
His candidacy has its weaknesses. Because he has been away so much he is not so well known in the country and may not appeal to the rural masses nor to the younger generation – some CCM youth groups declared that they would not work for the party in the elections if Kikwete was not chosen.