<page_title> List of Prime Ministers of Tanzania </page_title> <section_title> Prime Ministers of Tanzania </section_title> <table> <cell> Edward Sokoine (1938–1984) <col_header> Prime Minister (Birth–Death) </col_header> <col_header> Left office </col_header> <col_header> Rashidi Kawawa (1924–2009) </col_header> <row_header> 2 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 13 February 1977 <col_header> Tenure </col_header> <row_header> 2 </row_header> <row_header> Edward Sokoine (1938–1984) </row_header> </cell> <cell> 7 November 1980 <col_header> Tenure </col_header> <row_header> 2 </row_header> <row_header> Edward Sokoine (1938–1984) </row_header> </cell> <cell> Edward Sokoine (1938–1984) <col_header> Prime Minister (Birth–Death) </col_header> <col_header> Left office </col_header> <col_header> Rashidi Kawawa (1924–2009) </col_header> <col_header> Edward Sokoine (1938–1984) </col_header> <col_header> Cleopa Msuya (1931–) </col_header> <row_header> (2) </row_header> </cell> <cell> 24 February 1983 <col_header> Tenure </col_header> <row_header> (2) </row_header> <row_header> Edward Sokoine (1938–1984) </row_header> </cell> <cell> 12 April 1984 (died in office.) <col_header> Tenure </col_header> <row_header> (2) </row_header> <row_header> Edward Sokoine (1938–1984) </row_header> </cell> </table>
Edward Sokoine (1938 – 1984) was a two-term prime minister of Tanzania, serving from 13 February 1977 to 7 November 1980 and again from 24 February 1983 to 12 April 1984.