Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, is in northeastern Tanzania. According to the 2022 national census, Tanzania has a population of at least 67.4 million.
Some of the key events about Tanzania
- 1885German colonization of Tanganyika began, leading to decades of foreign rule
- 1905The Maji Maji Rebellion against German colonial rule resulted in thousands of deaths
- 1919Britain took control of Tanganyika as a League of Nations mandate, continuing colonial rule
- 1961Tanganyika gained independence from British rule
- 1961Severe drought and famine affected large parts of Tanganyika
- 1964Tanganyika and Zanzibar united to form Tanzania
- 1964A violent revolution in Zanzibar led to thousands of deaths and the overthrow of the Sultan
- 1967The Arusha Declaration established a policy of African socialism and self-reliance
- 1977The East African Community, of which Tanzania was a member, was officially dissolved
- 1978Tanzania entered a costly war with Uganda, straining the country's economy
- 1985Tanzania transitioned to a multi-party democracy system
- 1985Economic crisis hit Tanzania, leading to severe shortages and hardships
- 1990The Ngorongoro Conservation Area was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- 1996Hundreds of refugees from Rwanda and Burundi were forcibly repatriated from Tanzania
- 2001Student protests at the University of Dar es Salaam were violently suppressed
- 2002The Tanzanian government launched a comprehensive program to combat HIV/AIDS
- 2006Tanzania was declared free of debt by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund
- 2015Tanzania achieved the Millennium Development Goal of universal primary education
- 2015A major cholera outbreak affected thousands across Tanzania
- 2020Tanzania was officially declared free of elephantiasis, a tropical disease
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