Tanzania

Some of the key events about Tanzania

• 1885

  German colonization of Tanganyika began, leading to decades of foreign rule
• 1905

  The Maji Maji Rebellion against German colonial rule resulted in thousands of deaths
• 1919

  Britain took control of Tanganyika as a League of Nations mandate, continuing colonial rule
• 1961

  Tanganyika gained independence from British rule
• 1961

  Severe drought and famine affected large parts of Tanganyika
• 1964

  Tanganyika and Zanzibar united to form Tanzania
• 1964

  A violent revolution in Zanzibar led to thousands of deaths and the overthrow of the Sultan
• 1967

  The Arusha Declaration established a policy of African socialism and self-reliance
• 1977

  The East African Community, of which Tanzania was a member, was officially dissolved
• 1978

  Tanzania entered a costly war with Uganda, straining the country's economy
• 1985

  Tanzania transitioned to a multi-party democracy system
• 1985

  Economic crisis hit Tanzania, leading to severe shortages and hardships
• 1990

  The Ngorongoro Conservation Area was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
• 1996

  Hundreds of refugees from Rwanda and Burundi were forcibly repatriated from Tanzania
• 2001

  Student protests at the University of Dar es Salaam were violently suppressed
• 2002

  The Tanzanian government launched a comprehensive program to combat HIV/AIDS
• 2006

  Tanzania was declared free of debt by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund
• 2015

  Tanzania achieved the Millennium Development Goal of universal primary education
• 2015

  A major cholera outbreak affected thousands across Tanzania
• 2020

  Tanzania was officially declared free of elephantiasis, a tropical disease

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