| Tanzania government- Facts, Map , People, and Zanzibar | ||||||||
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26 April 1964; Tanganyika became independent on 9 December 1961 (from UK-administered UN trusteeship); Zanzibar became independent on 19 December 1963 (from UK); Tanganyika united with Zanzibar on 26 April 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar; renamed United Republic of Tanzania on 29 October 1964
chief of state: President Jakaya KIKWETE (since 21 December 2005); Vice President Mohammed Gharib BILAL (since 6 November 2010); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
head of government: President Jakaya KIKWETE (since 21 December 2005); Vice President Mohammed Gharib. |
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| Tanzania facts- economy-politics-domocracy- | ||||||||
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mainland - African 99% (of which 95% are Bantu consisting of more than 130 tribes), other 1% (consisting of Asian, European, and Arab); Zanzibar - Arab, African, mixed Arab and African
Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguja (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic (widely spoken in Zanzibar), many local languages
note: Kiswahili (Swahili) is the mother tongue of the Bantu people living in Zanzibar and nearby coastal Tanzania; although Kiswahili is Bantu in structure and origin, its vocabulary draws on a variety of sources including Arabic and English; it has become the lingua franca of central. |
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| Tanzania Commission for Universities | ||||||||
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The Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) was established on 1st July2005, under the Universities Act (Chapter 346 of the Laws of Tanzania) to succeed the former Higher Education Accreditation Council which had been in operation since 1995. Prior to the establishment of TCU, all universities and non-university level higher education institutions implemented their mandatory functions as stipulated in their individual Acts of Parliament or constitutions including the development of internal quality assurance systems. Under the Universities Act, all Acts of Parliament that established public universities and university colleges were repealed and these and all other similar institutions were required by law to register themselves under TCU through which they could be processed for grant of Charters by His Excellency the President of the United Republic of Tanzania. Read more... |
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