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  2. History of Tanzania - Wikipedia

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    History of Tanzania. The modern-day African Great Lakes state of Tanzania dates formally from 1964, when it was formed out of the union of the much larger mainland territory of Tanganyika and the coastal archipelago of Zanzibar. The former was a colony and part of German East Africa from the 1880s to 1919 when, under the League of Nations, it ...

  3. Orphanage - Wikipedia

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    An orphanage is a residential institution, total institution or group home, devoted to the care of orphans and children who, for various reasons, cannot be cared for by their biological families. The parents may be deceased, absent, or abusive. There may be substance abuse or mental illness in the biological home, or the parent may simply be ...

  4. HIV/AIDS in Tanzania - Wikipedia

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    The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Tanzania is characterised by substantial across age, gender, geographical location and socioeconomic status implying difference in the risk of transmission of infection. [1] In 2019, among 1.7 million people living with HIV /AIDS, the prevalence was 4.6% and 58,000 new HIV infection among 15–49 years old, and ...

  5. Timeline of Tanzanian history - Wikipedia

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    The Tanzanian parliament moves from Dar es Salaam to the new capital of Dodoma. [68] The United States embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya are simultaneously bombed. [69] Julius Nyerere dies of leukaemia in London. [52] The East African Community Treaty between Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda is signed in Arusha.

  6. Dodoma - Wikipedia

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    Dodoma ( lit. 'It has sunk' in Gogo ), officially Dodoma City ( Jiji Kuu la Dodoma, in Swahili ), is the capital of Tanzania [3] and the administrative capital of both Dodoma Municipal Council and the entire Dodoma Region, with a population of 765,179. [4] [3] In 1974, the Tanzanian government announced that Tanzania 's federal capital would be ...

  7. Persecution of people with albinism - Wikipedia

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    : 79 It is commonly known that in many communities, predominantly in Tanzania and parts of east Africa, superstitious views derived from ancient spiritual beliefs and reinforced by local witch doctors have been carried through centuries of ritualistic practices and mythical beliefs. This creates a serious risk to the lives of persons with ...

  8. Maasai people - Wikipedia

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    The Maasai ( / ˈmɑːsaɪ, mɑːˈsaɪ /; [3] [4] Swahili: Wamasai) are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting northern, central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania, near the African Great Lakes region. [5] The Maasai speak the Maa language (ɔl Maa), [5] a member of the Nilotic language family that is related to the Dinka, Kalenjin and Nuer ...

  9. Tanzania Social Support Foundation - Wikipedia

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    Tanzania Social Support Foundation ( TSSF) is a non-governmental organization which is primarily and duly registered under the Non-Governmental Organisations' Act, [Cap.56 R.E 2019] of the Laws of the United Republic of Tanzania. [1] The TSSF is legally a body corporate that is mandated to operate in whole of the part of the United Republic of ...