2020 in Tanzania
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Incumbents
- President: John Magufuli
- Vice-President: Samia Suluhu
- Prime Minister: Kassim Majaliwa
- Chief Justice: Ibrahim Hamis Juma
Events
January
- January 12 - Zanzibar Revolution Day, Tanzania
- January 31 – U.S. President Donald Trump restricts certain types of visa for Tanzanian citizens.[1]
February
- 2 February: At least 40 people are killed in a stampede at a church in Moshi, Tanzania.[2]
April
- April 7 - Abeid Karume Day, Tanzania
- April 26 - Union Day, unification of Tanganyika and the People's Republic of Zanzibar in 1964, Tanzania
May
- May 3 – COVID-19 pandemic: Tanzanian President John Magufuli questions coronarivus tests after samples from a goat, a pawpaw, and a sheep tested positive. Tanzania reports 480 cases of COVID-19 and 17 deaths.[3]
Births
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Deaths
February
- 13 February: Iddi Simba, former Minister of for Industry and Trade in Tanzania[4]
April
- April 12 - Josephat Torner, 42, Tanzanian albino activist, traffic collision.[5]
- April 29 – Richard Ndassa, 61, Tanzanian politician, MP (since 1995)[6]
May
- May 1 – Augustine Mahiga, 74, Tanzanian diplomat and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2015–2019) and Permanent Representative to the UN (2003–2010)[7]
July
- July 24 – Benjamin Mkapa, 81, Tanzanian politician and the third President of Tanzania.[8][9]
References
- ^ "Nigeria worst hit in new Trump visa ban". BBC News. 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ Tanzania Mourns As 40 Killed in Church Stampede, Floods
- ^ "President questions Tanzania coronavirus kits after goat test". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ Tanzania: Former Minister Simba Is Dead
- ^ Albino-gemeenschap verliest boegbeeld Josephat Torner door verkeersongeluk (in Dutch)
- ^ Tanzania Parliament loses second legislator in 10 days
- ^ Tanzania Minister for Justice Augustine Mahiga dies mysteriously as Coronavirus bites
- ^ East, Roger; Richard Thomas (2003). Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders. Routledge. p. 513. ISBN 1-85743-126-X.
- ^ "Tanzania's Former President Benjamin Mkapa Dies, Presidency Says". The New York Times. Reuters. 23 July 2020.
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