About Salim Ahmed Salim
Salim Ahmed Salim (Arabic: سليم احمد سليم, Swahili: Salim Ahmad Salim, born 23 January 1942) is a Tanzanian politician and diplomat who has worked in the international diplomatic arena since the early 1960s. He served as prime minister for one year, from 1984 to 1985. Salim won the first round of voting with 11 votes to Waldheim's 10. Salim's support dropped after the first round, as some countries believed that the United States was implacably opposed to Salim, while China had previously dropped its veto of Waldheim in 1971 and 1976. He became a student activist in the 1950s and was founder and first vice president of the All-Zanzibar Student Union.
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