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Tanzanian Opposition Leader Tundu Lissu Returns From Exile

Tanzania opposition leader Tundu Lissu has returned to the country from self-imposed exile in Belgium, where he had lived since surviving an assassination attempt in 2017 when he was shot 16 times. Lissu was welcomed by hundreds of supporters, with many clapping and cheering upon his arrival at Dar es Salaam airport on Wednesday, January 25, 2023

While living abroad, Lissu was a presidential candidate in the 2020 general election but lost to the late President John Magufuli. His Chadema party rejected the official results, saying the election was tainted with widespread irregularities. Lissu left Tanzania after losing the election saying he feared for his life after he was briefly detained by police when he called for a national protest.

Lissu's return comes weeks after Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan lifted a ban on political rallies that were imposed by former president Magufuli in 2016. The ban prohibited political parties from holding rallies and engaging in internal political activities.

Tanzania: Opposition Leader Tundu Lissu Returns From Exile

VOA, 25 January 2023

Tanzania opposition leader Tundu Lissu has returned to the country from self-imposed exile in Belgium, where he had lived since surviving an assassination attempt in 2017 when he… Read more »
Tanzania: Opposition Rallies Are Finally Unbanned - but This Doesn't Mean Democratic Reform Is Coming

The Conversation Africa, 26 January 2023

In Tanzania, the political rally is back. Chadema, Tanzania's leading opposition party, held mass rallies outside the official election campaign for the first time in six and a… Read more »
Tanzania: Lissu Lists 6 Conditions for His Return From Exile

Citizen, 22 April 2021

Chadema Vice Chairman (Mainland) Tundu Lissu has demanded assurance of the government on his security, pardoning political prisoners and being handed over a car he boarded the day… Read more »