47 years of Uhuru
And Jamhuri
From Deutsch Øst Afrika,
Tanganyika to Tanzania –
Chronology
27 May 1885 German East Africa Protectorate
27 May 1885 - 1 Jul 1890 German protectorate over Witu in Kenya; contested by Britain.
28 Apr 1888 Germany obtains a lease of the coastal strip from the Sultan of Zanzibar.
1 Jan 1891 German East Africa colony (Deutsch Ostafrika); end of DOAG rule.
19 May 1916/18 Sep 1916 Belgian conquest of parts of German East Africa; Nyaza (19 May 1916), Ruanda (17 Jun 1916), Urundi (6 Jul 1916), Usui (29 Jul 1916 - Mar1921), Ujiji and Kigoma (20 Jul 1916 [Ujiji to 22 Mar 1921]), and Tabora region (18 Sep 1916 - Feb 1917)(see under Ruanda-Urundi).
9 Oct 1916 British occupation of German East Africa begins (on Mafia island from Dec 1914); resisted by German forces on the move until 14 Nov 1918.
30 May 1919 Treaty with Britain: only Ruanda and Urundi remain under Belgian administration (effective Mar 1921).
10 Jan 1920 Kionga triangle south of Rovuma River, under Portuguese occupation since 1918, is ceded toPortuguese Mozambique.
20 Jul 1922 League of Nations mandate under Britain (Tanganyika).
11 Dec 1946 Tanganyika a United Nations trust territory under Britain.
1 May 1961 Self-rule achieved.
26 Apr 1964 United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
11 Dec 1964 United Republic of Tanzania
Administrator
27 May 1885 - 8 Feb 1888 Karl Peters
Reichskommissar (Imperial commissioner)
8 Feb 1888 - 21 Feb 1891 Hermann von Wissmann
Governors
14 Feb 1891 - 15 Sep 1893 Julius Freiherr von Soden
1891 Rüdiger (acting for Soden)
15 Sep 1893 - 26 Apr 1895 Friedrich Radbod Freiher von Schele
26 Apr 1895 - 3 Dec 1896 Herrmann von Wissmann
3 Dec 1896 - 12 Mar 1901 Eduard von Liebert
12 Mar 1901 - 15 Apr 1906 Gustav Adolf Graf von Götzen
15 Apr 1906 - 22 Apr 1912 Georg Albrecht Freiherr von Rechenberg
22 Apr 1912 - 14 Nov 1918 Albert Heinrich Schnee
(from 9 Oct 1916, on the move in opposition to British forces)
Administrator
9 Oct 1916 - 22 Jul 1920 Horace Archer Byatt
(from 1918, Sir Horace Archer Byatt)
Governors
22 Jul 1920 - 5 Mar 1925 Sir Horace Archer Byatt
1924 - 5 Mar 1925 John Scott (acting for Byatt)
Mar 1925 - Jan 1931 Donald Charles Cameron
1929 Sir Douglas James Jardine (acting for Cameron)
Jan 1931 - Feb 1934 George Stewart Symes
19 Feb 1934 - 8 Jul 1938 Sir Harold Alfred MacMichael
8 Jul 1938 - 19 Jun 1941 Sir Mark Aitchinson Young
19 Jun 1941 - 28 Apr 1945 Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson
28 Apr 1945 - 18 Jun 1949 Sir William Denis Battershill
18 Jun 1949 - Jun 1958 Sir Edward Francis Twining
15 Jul 1958 - 9 Dec 1961 Sir Richard Gordon Turnbull
9 Dec 1961 - 9 Dec 1962 the Queen of the United Kingdom Governor-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
9 Dec 1961 - 9 Dec 1962 Sir Richard Gordon Turnbull
Presidents
9 Dec 1962 - 5 Nov 1985 Julius Kambarage Nyerere (TANU/CCM)
5 Nov 1985 - 23 Nov 1995 Ali Hassan Mwinyi (CCM )
23 Nov 1995 - 21 Dec 2005 Benjamin William Mkapa (CCM)
21 Dec 2005 - Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete (CCM)
Chief minister
2 Sep 1960 - 1 May 1961 Julius Kambarage Nyerere (TANU)
Prime ministers
1 May 1961 - 22 Jan 1962 Julius Kambarage Nyerere TANU
22 Jan 1962 - 9 Dec 1962 Rashidi Mfaume Kawawa (1st time)TANU
9 Dec 1962 - 17 Feb 1977 Post abolished
17 Feb 1972 - 13 Feb 1977 Rashidi Mfaume Kawawa (2nd time) TANU
13 Feb 1977 - 7 Nov 1980 Edward Moringe Sokoine CCM
7 Nov 1980 - 24 Feb 1983 Cleopa David Msuya (1st time) CCM
24 Feb 1983 - 12 Apr 1984 Edward Moringe Sokoine CCM
24 Apr 1984 - 5 Nov 1985 Salim Ahmed Salim CCM
5 Nov 1985 - 9 Nov 1990 Joseph Sinde Warioba CCM
9 Nov 1990 - 7 Dec 1994 John Samuel Malecela CCM
7 Dec 1994 - 28 Nov 1995 Cleopa David Msuya (2nd time)CCM
28 Nov 1995 - 30 Dec 2005 Frederick Tluway Sumaye CCM
30 Dec 2005 - 9 Feb 2008 Edward Ngoyai Lowassa CCM
9 Feb 2008 - Mizengo Kayanza Peter Pinda CCM
Source: http://www.worldstatesmen.org/
1 comment:
Hi...thanks for the short history of Tanzania Mainland (Tanganyika)...
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