Tundu Lissu is the former President of Tanganyika Law Society, the bar association of Tanzania mainland, and Chief Legal Officer for Tanzanian opposition party CHADEMA.
12 Facts About Tundu Lissu
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Tundu Lissu attended Ilboru Secondary School in Arusha and graduated in 1983.
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Tundu Lissu worked with the Lawyers Environmental Action Team and the World Resources Institute as a lawyer and worked on various land rights issues with regards to protected areas and mining.
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Tundu Lissu entered politics in 2010 by winning the Member of Parliament seat for Singida East.
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Tundu Lissu was responsible for the research and preparation of the document that revealed the involvement of the state's high ranking officials in plundering of public funds, known as the 'List of Shame'.
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Tundu Lissu's arrest came after he revealed to the public that a plane bought for the countries national carrier Air Tanzania had been impounded in Canada over unpaid government debts.
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Tundu Lissu received emergency treatment for some hours at Dodoma General Hospital before, in fear of his safety, was air-lifted to Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya where he was hospitalized for months before being flown to Belgium to undergo further treatment and rehabilitation.
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Tundu Lissu was hospitalized at the Leuven University Hospital in Gasthuisberg, where he has reportedly undergone 19 operations by mid-March 2018.
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On 27 July 2020, Tundu Lissu returned to Tanzania after three years in exile to contest in the general elections.
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In January 2023, Tundu Lissu announced that he had returned to Tanzania after five years of exile in Belgium.
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Tundu Lissu returned to Tanzania from exile to be able to contest the Tanzanian general elections.
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Tundu Lissu was chosen as CHADEMA's presidential candidate on 3 August 2020 and challenged Magufuli for president in the 2020 Tanzanian general election.