Tanzania
Tanzania is a state in Swahili Coast and East Africa (Central and Southern Africa) that has existed since 1961 CE. Its people spoke Bantu languages (Kongo, Shona, Zulu, Swahili, Luba, Ganda).
Independent Tanganyika merged with revolutionary Zanzibar in 1964. Under Nyerere it pursued ujamaa village socialism and made Swahili the national language, and its ruling party has governed without a break since independence.
See Tanzania on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- 1961 CE to the present
- Duration
- 64 years
- Type
- State
- Region
- Swahili Coast and East Africa, Central and Southern Africa
- Language family
- Bantu
- Capital
- Dodoma, Dar es Salaam
Came from
Events in Central and Southern Africa during its time
- Rwandan genocide
- Mandela elected president
Neighbours in Central and Southern Africa
- Republic of South Africa (apartheid era)
- South Africa
- Kingdom of Buganda
- Portuguese Mozambique
- Portuguese Angola
- Sultanate of Zanzibar
- British Kenya
- Madagascar
- Uganda
- Rwanda
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Portuguese Empire
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Haiti
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Indonesia
- Republic of India
- People's Republic of China
- Soviet Union
Questions
When did Tanzania exist?
1961 CE to the present, about 64 years.
Where was Tanzania?
Swahili Coast and East Africa, in Central and Southern Africa. Its capital was Dodoma, Dar es Salaam.
What language did Tanzania speak?
Bantu. This family includes Kongo, Shona, Zulu, Swahili, Luba, Ganda.
What came before Tanzania?
Sultanate of Zanzibar and Tanganyika Territory.