Millinga, Ntimbanjayo John, c 1939-2008 (founder of the Ruvuma Development Association)
Dates
- Existence: c 1939 - 2008
Biography
Ntimbanjayo Millinga was born in one of the far corners of Tanzania by Lake Nyasa. He did two years of nursing training and attended a nine months Political Science course at Kivukoni College in Dar es Salaam. He became well known for his work in setting up the Ruvuma Development Association (RDA) in the 1960’s. He became Chairman of the Songea District Council in 1963 and in 1965 MP for the Songea South constituency. He worked in a number of areas in the country as District Secretary, Regional Secretary and Area Commissioner of the CCM party.
He died of cancer in July 2008, however for the last decade of his life he re-engaged with the issues of production and enterprise at Litowa, successfully promoting a tile production factory and strengthening educational development. In all his working life he was greatly assisted by his wife Conrada and three surviving children.