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The constitution of the newborn nation was based on Tanganyika's 1962 Republican Constitution, modified according to the agreements between TANU and Zanzibar's majority party, the Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP). These agreements had been ratified under the name "Articles of Union", and became part of the new constitution as "Acts of Union".
This is a list of the heads of state of Tanzania, from the independence of Tanganyika in 1961 to the present day. From 1961 to 1962 the head of state under the Constitution of 1961 was the queen of Tanganyika, Elizabeth II, who was also the monarch of other Commonwealth realms. The monarch was represented in Tanganyika by a governor-general.
Tanzania, [c] officially the United Republic of Tanzania, [d] is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; 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.
Region Constituency Title Incumbent Party Arusha: Arumeru East Hon. Joshua Nassari: CHADEMA: Arusha: Arumeru West Hon. Goodluck Ole-Medeye: CCM: Arusha: Arusha Urban
The President of the United Republic of Tanzania (Swahili: Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania) is the head of state and head of government [2] of Tanzania. Samia Suluhu Hassan , sworn in on 19 March 2021, is the first female president of the United Republic of Tanzania.
Tanzania's existing constitution dates back to 1977. Efforts to rewrite it began in July 1998 under President Benjamin Mkapa, who created a constitutional reform committee. [4] In 2012 a Constitutional Review Commission was established to further work on a review of the constitution. It delivered a draft to President Jakaya Kikwete in December ...
The Parliament – the National Assembly and the President of the United Republic – obtains its mandate and functions from Chapter 3 of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania. The Constitution contains Articles that grant for the establishment, composition and functions of the Parliament. [5]
The vice president runs on a single ticket with the President of Tanzania, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. Per Article 37 of the Constitution of Tanzania, if the president dies, resigns, is permanently incapacitated, or is disqualified, the vice-president ascends to the presidency for the balance of the term. Under ...