Key dates on Tanzania Flashcards
1
Q
In what year was the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) formed?
A
1954.
2
Q
When did Tanganyika gain independence from Britain?
A
1961.
3
Q
When did Tanganyika unite with Zanzibar to form the modern state of Tanzania?
A
1964.
4
Q
In what year did TANU win the first multi-party democratic elections in Tanganyika?
A
1960
5
Q
When was the Arusha Declaration, which outlined the basis for African socialism, made?
A
1967.
6
Q
When did Julius Nyerere state that Tanzania was poorer and not socialist, marking the collapse of African socialism?
A
1980s.
7
Q
When did Nyerere officially acknowledge the end of African socialism in Tanzania?
A
1985.
8
Q
When did Nyerere become the first president of independent Tanzania?
A
1961, following Tanganyika’s independence.
