2020 in Tanzania
Incumbents
Events
January
February
- February 2 – At least 40 people are killed in a stampede at a church in Moshi, Tanzania.[2]
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]
October
- October 28 – 2020 Tanzanian general election: Incumbent John Magufuli is reelected.
November
- November 13 – President Magufuli re-appoints Philip Mpango as finance minister.[4]
December
- December 6 – The Alliance for Change and Transparency-Wazalendo party of Zanzibar announces it will join a national unity government with Chama Cha Mapinduzi party.[5]
Deaths
February
- 13 February – Iddi Simba, former Minister of Industry and Trade.[6]
April
- 12 April – Josephat Torner, albino activist (b. 1977 or 1978).[7]
- 20 April – Gertrude Rwakatare, pastor, politician and MP (b. 1950).[8]
- 25 April – Abdulkarim Shah, former politician and MP (b. 1961).[9]
- 28 April – Augustino Ramadhani, politician and former Chief Justice of Tanzania (b. 1945).[10]
- 29 April – Richard Ndassa, politician and MP (b. 1959).[9]
May
- 1 May – Augustine Mahiga, diplomat and politician, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Permanent Representative to the UN (b. 1945).[11]
July
- 24 July – Benjamin Mkapa, politician and the third President of Tanzania (b. 1938).[12][13]
September
- September 10 – Mark Bomani, 88, jurist, Attorney General (1965–1976).[14]
- 14 September – Salim Turky, 57, businessman and MP.[15]
November
- 5 November – Cyril Chami, 56, former MP and Minister for Industry, Trade and Marketing.[16]
December
- December 21 – Anthony Banzi, 74, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Tanga (since 1994).[17]
See also
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's re-elected leader keeps finance minister Mpango in new government". msn.com. Reuters. November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- Sultan, Ali (6 December 2020). "Zanzibar's opposition party to join coalition government". AP NEWS. AP. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- Reporter, Online (2020-02-13). "Tanzania: Former Minister Simba Is Dead". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- Albino-gemeenschap verliest boegbeeld Josephat Torner door verkeersongeluk (in Dutch)
- Pastor Gertrude Rwakatare 69, is dead
- Tanzania Parliament loses second legislator in 10 days
- Conger, George (28 April 2020). "Tanzania's Augustino Ramadhani dead". Anglican Ink. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- "BREAKING! Tanzania Minister for Justice Augustine Mahiga dies mysteriously as Coronavirus bites". PML Daily. 2020-05-01. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- 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.
- Retired Judge Mark Bomani dies at the age of 88
- Salim Turky (Mr. White) Zanzibar parliamentary candidate dies
- Former Minister Chami set for burial on Tuesday
- Bishop Anthony Mathias Banzi
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