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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 Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms .
This is a timeline of Tanzanian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Tanzania and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Tanzania. See also the list of presidents of Tanzania. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing ...
In 2015, after the ten-year term of president Jakaya Kikwete, the presidential election was won by John Magufuli. [52] In October 2020, president Magufoli was re-elected in an election contested by the opposition. [53] The Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party has held power since independence in 1961. It is the longest-serving ruling party in Africa.
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After its independence in 1961 as Tanganyika, the country was first led by Richard Turnbull as governor-general until Julius Nyerere became the first and only president under the 1962 constitution. The 1964 constitution after the merger of Tanganyika and Zanzibar has had 6 presidents with each serving multiple terms except Samia Suluhu Hassan.
In Tanzania's first multi-party elections, held in 1995, the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi won 186 of the 232 elected seats in the National Assembly, and Benjamin Mkapa was elected as president. [67] The presidents of Tanzania since Independence have been Julius Nyerere 1962–1985, Ali Hassan Mwinyi 1985–1995, Benjamin Mkapa 1995–2005, Jakaya ...
According to Human Rights Watch since the election of President John Magufuli in December 2015, Tanzania has witnessed a marked decline in respect for free expression, association and assembly. [ 7 ] On 19 March 2021, Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan became the new president after the sudden death of President John Magufuli.
Gertrude Mongella (born 1945), president of the Pan-African Parliament; Juma Jamaldin Akukweti (1947–2007), Member of Parliament; William F. Shija (1947–2014), member of the National Assembly of Tanzania from 1990 to 2005; Ali Tarab Ali (born 1947), Member of Parliament; Ali Haji Ali (born 1948), Member of Parliament