Zanzibar also has its own president, assembly, ministry, and makes its own laws. Zanzibar is wealthier than the rest of the country. Dar es Salaam is the administrative capital, but Dodoma will be the future capital and is home to Tanzania's legislature. After Tanganyika and Zanzibar became independent countries, they merged in to form the nation of Tanzania.
Olduvai Gorge in northern Tanzania is the location of the oldest human settlements found by Louis and Mary Leakey. All rights reserved. Personality Quizzes. Funny Fill-In. Amazing Animals. Weird But True! Party Animals. Try This! Explore More. The Maasai are a nomadic tribe who live in parts of Tanzania and Kenya. Please be respectful of copyright. Portuguese explorers reached the coastal regions in and held some control until the 17th century, when the sultan of Oman took power.
Although not mentioned in old histories until the 12th century, Zanzibar was always believed to have had connections with southern Arabia. The Portuguese made it one of their tributaries in and later established a trading post, but they were driven from Oman by Arabs in Zanzibar was declared independent of Oman in and, in , it became a British protectorate.
Tanganyika became independent on Dec. The name was changed to Tanzania six months later. An invasion by Ugandan troops in Nov. Within a month, full-scale war developed. Tanzanian president Julius Nyerere kept troops in Uganda in open support of former Ugandan president Milton Obote, despite protests from opposition groups, until the national elections in Dec. In Nov. Ali Hassan Mwinyi, his vice president, succeeded him.
Running unopposed, Mwinyi was elected president in October. Shortly thereafter plans were announced to study the benefits of instituting a multiparty democracy, and in Oct. On Aug. The same day an even more devastating explosion destroyed the U. President Benjamin William Mkapa ? On foreign policy, Tanzania has taken a leading diplomatic role in East Africa, hosting peace talks for the factions fighting in neighboring Burundi.
In Oct. Prime Minister Edward Lowassa resigned in February over a scandal involving an American energy company, Richmond Development, which was hired to provide Tanzania with generators to supply electricity to the country during a power shortage. The company never began the operation, yet Lowassa urged the government to renew the contract.
Mizengo Pinda replaced Lowassa as prime minister. Works Minister John Magufuli won the October presidential election. Magufuli was the candidate for CCM, the ruling party in Tanzania. A range of different religions are followed across Tanzania. Approximately one third of the population are Muslim, one third are Christians, and the remaining third follow traditional African religions.
Tanzania has lots of amazing wildlife! Crocodiles and hippopotamuses can be found along riverbanks and the shores of lakes, and giant turtles live off the coast, too! Tanzania has a number of important national parks and nature reserves — such as the Selous Game Reserve , where one of the largest populations of elephants live, and The Gombe Stream National Park , where animal expert Dr Jane Goodall carried out her famous research on chimps in their natural habitat.
Tanzania has a president, who is the head of the country. Presidents are elected through a General Election , held once every five years. Zanzibar has its own President, assembly and laws. Until , the capital was Dar es Salaam , on the east coast of Tanzania. African tribes have lived in the area that is now Tanzania for thousands of years.
In the 18th century, Arab traders used the native people as slaves. During this time, Zanzibar became the centre for the Arab slave trade. In the i ndependent nation of Tanzania formed when Zanzibar and Tanganyika merged as one. The hundreds of fossilised bones and stone tools excavated here, are over two millions years old! These fossils have been important in the study of human evolution.
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