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Independence Day is an important day for the people of Tanzania as it marks the attainment of independence from foreign rule. The day is celebrated as a national holiday to commemorate the struggles and sacrifices of the people who fought for the country’s freedom and independence. On 26 April 2024, Tanzania celebrated 60 years of the union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The union, which created the present-day United Republic of Tanzania, stands out among the longest December 9 marks the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain (1961) which then became Republic a year later, in 1962. It wasn’t until the after the revolution of Zanzibar in 1963, did Zanzibar and (then) Tanganyika unite together, renaming the country, to what is now known today as, Tanzania. Annually on the 9th of December, the country commemorates Tanzania Independence Day, the day which the nation got its independence from the colonialists. Tanzania will celebrate its 61st year of independence from Great Britain, which ruled the country as Tanganyika until 1961. *On this date in 1961, Tanzania gained independence from Britain. In 1954, Julius Nyerere, a schoolteacher who was then one of only two Tanganyikans educated to the university level, organized a political party—the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU). Through that party, Tanganyika became independent, retaining the British monarch as Queen of Tanganyika, and Nyerere became Prime Independence Day, celebrated on December 9th, marks a momentous occasion for Tanzania as it commemorates the day in 1961 when Tanganyika gained independence from British colonial rule. Tanzania Independence Day is celebrated on December 9 every year. 2021 marks the 61st year of the country’s independence from Britain, which governed Tanzania till 1961 under the name of Tanganyika. Independence Day, popularly known as Siku ya Uhuru in Tanzania, is celebrated on 9 December every year. Earlier, Tanzania used to be a German colony and was known as Tanganyika. This is called their Independence Day or Uhuru Day. Firstly this celebrates the independence of Tanzania from British colonial rule (National Day of the United Kingdom). Tanzania’s Independence Day, celebrated annually on December 9, marks a significant milestone in the nation’s history. This day commemorates the end of colonial rule and the birth of a sovereign state. In 1961, Tanganyika (as it was then known) gained independence from British administration, later merging with Zanzibar in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. This year, the nation Every 9 December, Tanzania celebrates Republic Day, which is also sometimes referred to as “Independence Day”. It was on this day in 1961 that the British colony of Tanganyika declared its independence. During the fourteenth century, Tanzania's location on the East African coast made it easily accessible to Arab traders and slave traders, who operated in the region. While French interest in Tanzania peaked towards the mid-eighteenth century due to the economic possibilities of the region, German missionaries from the German Church Missionary Society preceded French interaction. East Africa Tanzania Independence Day, observed annually on December 9th, is a significant occasion that marks the country’s freedom from colonial rule. This day serves as a celebration of unity, resilience, and progress, reflecting the values that have guided Tanzania since its independence. Julius Nyerere, independence leader and "baba wa taifa" (father of the nation) for Tanganyika, ruled the country for decades, while Abeid Amaan Karume, governed Zanzibar as its president and Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania. Following Nyerere's retirement in 1985, various political and economic reforms began. Tanzanian Independence Day marks freedom from British rule. It’s also a day to celebrate the diversity of modern Tanzania. Learn more about celebrations worldwide. 1962 Tanganyika stamp depicting mountaineer Alex Nyirenda atop Uhuru Peak with Tanganyika flag Tanganyika (/ ˌtæŋɡənˈjiːkə / TANG-gən-YEE-kə; Swahili: [tɑᵑɡɑˈɲikɑ]) was a sovereign state, comprising the mainland part of present-day Tanzania, that existed from 1961 until 1964. It first gained independence from the United Kingdom on 9 December 1961 as a Commonwealth realm [1 Tanzania's Independence Day, locally referred to as Siku ya Uhuru, is celebrated annually on the 9th of December. This public holiday commemorates the day in 1961 when Tanzania gained its freedom from British colonial control. The name Tanzania was created as a clipped compound of the names of the two states that unified to create the country: Tanganyika and Zanzibar. [29] When Zanzibar and Tanganyika were uniting, national newspaper The Standard ran a contest for a new name, which was won by Mohammed Iqbal Dar. Iqbal claimed he formulated the name by taking "Tan" and "zan" from the uniting states, "i" from his own The Democratic Republic of the Congo[b] (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo, [c] is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 112 million, the DR Congo is the most populous nominally Francophone country in the world. French is the official and most Tanzania Independence Day is a celebration of independence from the British in 1961 of Tanganyika, which merged with Zanzibar in 1964 to become Tanzania. The day is a national holiday celebrated with parades, youth leagues marching before the president at the stadium in Dar es Salaam, school games, cultural dances, and aerobatics by the air force.
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