TANZANIA 48TH ANNIVESSARY

TANZANIA 48^TH ANNIVESSARY

Today Tanzania is celebrating 48 years of the union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar which was engineered by leaders of two states in 1964,just few month after Zanzibar revolution and Tanganyika independence. Some historians believe that some strong factors influenced the attaining of this union. These factors included; the geographical distance between two states, historical relationship between two states, where by many people were taken from Tanganyika to Zanzibar during slave trade and during clove plantations in Zanzibar. Another factor was Swahili language, where by people from two sides were able to communicate and make major decisions.

THE UNION WAS INAUGURATED BY MWALIMU NYERERE BY DOING A SYMBOLIC MIXING OF SAND FROM TANGANYIKA AND ZANZIBAR IN APRIL 26TH 1964.THE UNION OF TANGANYIKA AND ZANZIBAR TO FORM THE MODERN DAY TANZANIA IS ONE OF THE ENDURING ACHIEVEMENTS OF MWALIMU’S PRESIDENCY. 

  

PRESIDENT OF TANGANYIKA  HON. MWL.JULIUS K NYERERE LEFT EXCHANGING UNION DOCUMENTS WITH ZANZIBAR PRESIDENT HON.ABEID A KARUME

 Africanism also played major rules, 1960s was the period which witnessed nationalism movement in Africa, many African nations attained their independence by force when negotiation and peacefully methods failed, and there was no turning back. During this movement many African leaders had aim of removing all borders introduced earlier by colonial powers during the scramble and partition of African and in the campaign of divide and rule by colonialists, the era when African tribes and societies found themselves in different countries. the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar was the beginning  of achieving the idea of uniting Africa. The last factor but not the least was defence and security. Two states decided to put together their efforts to prevent the coming back of Arabs. It is difficult to know how a Zanzibar without the revolution and subsequent Union would have evolved. 

THE ARRIVAL OF HIS EXCELLENCY JAKAYA MRISHO KIKWETE,THE PRESIDENT OF UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA AND THE GUEST OF HONOR .

THE ARRIVAL OF HIS EXCELLENCY JAKAYA MRISHO KIKWETE,THE PRESIDENT OF UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA AND THE GUEST OF HONOR . 

THE TANZANIA PEOPLE DEFENCE FORCE SALUTING THE GUEST OF HONOR

 Many modern day historians take the view that there was a great risk of this small nation becoming unstable and there is a possibility that, with its historical and religious connection to the Middle East, those who, in recent years have fomented acts of international terror might have been tempted to exploit this. This is, of course, merely a hypothesis and impossible to prove one way or another. However, the fact that Tanzania is the most stable country in this region of the world full of tumult would tend to suggest that Mwalimu laid a very firm foundation for peace and stability and three presidents after his own rule ended, it remains a beacon of peace.

LEFT IS THE SECOND PRESIDENT OF TANZANIA HON.ALI HASSAN MWINYI,RIGHT THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF TANZANIA HON.BENJAMIN WILLIAM MKAPA AND AT CENTRE IS THE PRESIDENT OF TANZANIA HON.JAKAYA MRISHO KIKWETE.