Tanzania By dwlehrhardt Period: Jan 1, 1950 to Jan 1, 1950 x Dec 9, 1961 Independence Tanganyika under Julius Nyerere 1962 Rashidi Kawawa Prime-Minister Tanganyika Dec 9, 1962 Tanganyika Republic Dec 9, 1962 Nyerere Executive President Tanganyika Dec 10, 1963 Zanzibar independent 1964 Zanzibar Republic Apr 26, 1964 Tanzania becomes united republic Feb 5, 1967 Arusha Declaration Period: 1970 to 1980 Tensions Tanzania-Uganda Apr 7, 1972 Sjeik Abeid Karume assassinated 1977 TANU and ASP merge into CCM 1985 Ali Hassan Mwinyi president 1992 Constitution amended for elections 1995 Benjamin Mkapa elected president 1998 US Embassy bombing Dar es Salaam Nov 30, 1999 East African Community established 2005 Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete elected president 2015 John Magafuli elected president Mar 19, 2021 Samia Suluhu Hassan president Period: 2030 to 2030 x
