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Josiah Mutabuzi Isaya Kibira is the first African to be elected president of the LWF

Date
24 Jun 1977
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Josiah Mutabuzi Isaya Kibira is the first African to be elected president of the LWF

At the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Assembly held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Josiah Mutabuzi Isaya Kibira became the first African to be elected president of the Lutheran World Federation. The cleric held this position until 1984. His election was a great honour for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere hosted a banquet at the State House and invited the new LWF president and many international guests. Kibira died on 18 July, 1988 at the age of 63. In commemoration of his commitment to the cause of the ecumenical movement, the main building at the headquarters of the All Africa Conference of Churches in Nairobi, Kenya is named after Kibira.

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  1. 01Dictionary of African Christian Biography., ‘Josiah Mutabuzi Isaya Kibira’, [online], Available at www.dacb.org [Accessed: 22 May 2012]
  2. 02Boddy-Evans., ‘This Day In African History’, from About African History, 24 June, [online], Available at www.africanhistory.about.com [Accessed: 23 May 2012]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, June 20). Josiah Mutabuzi Isaya Kibira is the first African to be elected president of the LWF. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086258

South African History Online (2012) 'Josiah Mutabuzi Isaya Kibira is the first African to be elected president of the LWF', South African History Online, 20 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086258 (Accessed: 10 September 2026).

South African History Online, Josiah Mutabuzi Isaya Kibira is the first African to be elected president of the LWF [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086258, (accessed 10 September 2026).

"Josiah Mutabuzi Isaya Kibira is the first African to be elected president of the LWF." South African History Online, 20 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086258. Accessed 10 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Josiah Mutabuzi Isaya Kibira is the first African to be elected president of the LWF." South African History Online. June 20, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086258.

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