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Incumbents
editEvents
edit- 13 January – At least 21 miners are killed and several others are trapped following a collapse at a gold mine in Simiyu Region.[2]
- 10 March – Eight children and one adult on Zanzibar die from chelonitoxism after consuming sea turtle meat, a local delicacy. Another 78 people are hospitalized.[3]
- 25 April – Floods and landslides kill at least 155 people nationwide.[4]
- 23 May – Eleven people are killed in an explosion at a sugar factory in Morogoro Region.[5]
- 12 August – Freeman Mbowe and his deputy Tundu Lissu, who serve as the leaders of the opposition Chadema party, are arrested on the eve of a scheduled rally in Mbeya along with 467 other party members. They are released on bail the next day.[6]
- 7 September – Ali Mohamed Kibao, a member of the Chadema secretariat, is found murdered a day after being abducted from a bus travelling from Dar-es-Salaam to Tanga.[7]
- 23 September – Eight senior leaders of Chadema, including Freeman Mbowe and Tundu Lissu, are arrested amid calls by the party for protests.[8]
Deaths
edit- 13 February – Ibrahim Saidi Rashidi Msabaha, 72, politician.[9]
- 29 February – Ali Hassan Mwinyi, 98, politician and the second President of Tanzania
Holidays
editSource:[10]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 12 January – Zanzibar Revolution
- 29 March – Good Friday
- 31 March – Easter
- 1 April – Easter Monday
- 7 April – Karume Day
- 10 April – Eid al-Fitr
- 26 April – Union Day
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 16 June – Eid al-Adha
- 7 July – Saba Saba Day
- 8 August – Nane Nane Day
- 16 September – Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
- 14 October – Nyerere Day
- 9 November – Tanzania Independence Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
References
edit- ^ "Samia Hassan sworn in as Tanzania's first female president". Aljazeera. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "At least 21 gold miners killed in Tanzania mine collapse: official". Xinhua. Archived from the original on 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ^ "Negen doden en tientallen in ziekenhuis na eten zeeschildpad op Zanzibar". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2024-03-10. Archived from the original on 2024-03-09. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ "Flooding in Tanzania has killed 155 people as heavy rains continue in Eastern Africa". Associated Press. 2024-04-26. Archived from the original on 2024-04-26. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ "Explosion at a sugar factory in eastern Tanzania kills 11 workers, including 3 foreigners". Associated Press. 24 May 2024. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Leaders of Tanzania's main opposition party released". France 24. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Slain Tanzanian opposition figure beaten, doused with acid: Party". Al Jazeera. 9 September 2024. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Police arrest 8 of Tanzania's main opposition figures ahead of planned protests". Associated Press. 23 September 2024. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Former Tanzanian Mineral Minister Ibrahim Msabaha dies at 72". thecitizen.co.tz. 14 February 2024. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Tanzania Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
