Oscar Kambona
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Oscar Salathiel Kambona (13 August 1928 – 3 June 1997[1][2]) Was the first Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tanganyika from 1963 to 1966. He was born on the 13th of August, 1928, in the village of Kwambe, located near Mbamba Bay on the shores of Lake Nyasa in the Nyasa district near Songea, Ruvuma region, South Tanganyika, which is now part of Tanzania. He later died in London on June 3, 1997.(age 68 years)
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Oscar Kambona | |
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1st Minister of External Affairs | |
In office 1963–1966 | |
President | Julius Nyerere |
Succeeded by | Chedial Mgonja |
Personal details | |
Born | (1928-08-13)13 August 1928 Mbinga District, Tanganyika |
Died | 3 June 1997(1997-06-03) (aged 68) London, United Kingdom |
Resting place | Tanzania |
Nationality | Tanzanian |
Political party | TADEA |
Other political affiliations | Tanganyika African National Union |
Spouse | Flora Moriyo |
Children | Mosi Neema |
Alma mater | Middle Temple |
The son of the Reverend David Kambona and Miriam Kambona, Kambona's father was among the first African priests to be ordained into the Anglican Church of Tanganyika. He received his elementary school education at home taught by his parents and uncle, all of whom were teachers. Kambona was then sent to St. Barnabas Middle School in Liuli, Southern Tanganyika, near his home. He subsequently attended Alliance Secondary School in Dodoma, Central Tanganyika.
Due to financial constraints, Kambona's father could not afford to pay for his education but through his reputed eloquence in reciting the Lord's Prayer in English, he is said to have persuaded a British Anglican bishop into sponsoring his schooling. He was then selected to attend Tabora Boys’ Senior Government School, where he first met Julius Nyerere, future president of Tanganyika, at the time a teacher at St. Mary's, a Catholic school in Tabora town.