"Nyerere was the first President of Tanzania"

Translation: Nyerere alikuwa Rais wa kwanza wa Tanzania

[FauxShizzle]

Will this still have the same meaning if it were "Nyerere alikuwa rais wa Tanzania wa kwanza"?

[AGreatUserName]

I think so - grammatically, it can't really mean anything else because the wa makes it clear that it refers back to rais and not to Tanzania - but I'm not sure about how natural it is.