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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 north; 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.
Foreign relations. Zanzibar. Tanzania portal. Other countries. v. t. e. General elections were held in Tanzania on 28 October 2020 to elect the President and members of National Assembly. [1] The presidential election was won by incumbent John Magufuli of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi party.
v. t. e. The president of the United Republic of Tanzania ( Swahili: Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania) is the head of government. [2] Samia Suluhu Hassan, sworn in on 19 March 2021, is the first female president of the United Republic of Tanzania. She succeeded John Magufuli following his death on 17 March 2021.
Tanzania is an active and prominent member state of the Non-Aligned Movement since the days of independence of Tanganyika in 1961. [1] In early days of the movement President Julius Nyerere was recognized as one of the leading figures in the movement and among Third World leaders in general. [2] [3] His government promoted close adherence to ...
John Magufuli. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli [2] (29 October 1959 – 17 March 2021) [3] was the fifth president of Tanzania, serving from 2015 until his death in 2021. He served as Minister of Works, Transport and Communications from 2000 to 2005 and 2010 to 2015 and was chairman of the Southern African Development Community from 2019 to 2020.
The Chama Cha Mapinduzi ( CCM; lit. 'Party of the Revolution' in English) is the dominant ruling party in Tanzania and the second longest-ruling party in Africa, only after the True Whig Party of Liberia. [4] [5] It was formed in 1977, following the merger of the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) and the Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP), which ...
v. t. e. The prime minister of Tanzania is the leader of government business in the National Assembly of the United Republic of Tanzania. The position is subordinated to the president, who is the actual head of government . The functions and powers of the prime minister are described in the Constitution of Tanzania : Article 52.
Bank of Tanzania website. Valuation. Inflation. 5.6%. Source. The World Factbook, 2015 est. The shilling ( Swahili: shilingi; abbreviation: TSh; code: TZS) is the currency of Tanzania. It is subdivided into 100 cents ( senti in Swahili). The Tanzanian shilling replaced the East African shilling on 14 June 1966 at par. [1]