List of Presidents of Tanzania

This is a list of Presidents of the United Republic of Tanzania. The east African nation was formed on 26 April 1964 after the union between Tanganyika and the People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba as the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. On 29 October 1964, the new nation changed its name to the United Republic of Tanzania.

Presidents of Tanzania (1964–present)

№	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Political Party
United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
style="background:Template:Tanganyika African National Union/meta/color; color:white;"\| 1	Julius Nyerere (1922–1999)	26 April 1964	29 October 1964	TANU
United Republic of Tanzania
style="background:Template:Tanganyika African National Union/meta/color; color:white;"\| 1	Julius Nyerere (1922–1999)^[1]	29 October 1964	5 February 1977	TANU
style="background:Template:Chama cha Mapinduzi/meta/color; color:white;"\| (1)	Julius Nyerere (1922–1999)^[1]	5 February 1977	5 November 1985	CCM
style="background:Template:Chama cha Mapinduzi/meta/color; color:white;"\| 2	Ali Hassan Mwinyi (1925–)^[2]	5 November 1985	23 November 1995	CCM
style="background:Template:Chama cha Mapinduzi/meta/color; color:white;"\| 3	Benjamin Mkapa (1938–)^[3]	23 November 1995	21 December 2005	CCM
style="background:Template:Chama cha Mapinduzi/meta/color; color:white;"\| 4	Jakaya Kikwete (1950–)^[4]	21 December 2005	5 November 2015	CCM
style="background:Template:Chama cha Mapinduzi/meta/color; color:white;"\| 5	John Magufuli (1959–)^[5]	5 November 2015	Elect	CCM

^ Served four terms. Elected unopposed by presidential elections in 1965, 1970, 1975 and 1980.
^ Served two terms. Elected unopposed by presidential elections in 1985 and 1990.
^ Served two terms. Elected by contested presidential elections in 1995 and 2000.
^ Served two terms. Elected by contested presidential elections in 2005 and 2010.
^ Elected by contested presidential elections in 2015.