2020 in Tanzania

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Events of 2020 in Tanzania.

Incumbents

• President : John Magufuli
• Vice-President: Samia Suluhu
• Prime Minister: Kassim Majaliwa
• Chief Justice: Ibrahim Hamis Juma

Events

January

• January 31 – U.S. President Donald Trump restricts certain types of visa for Tanzanian citizens. ^[1]

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 coronavirus 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 re-elected.

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

• 2020–21 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
• COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania
• COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
• 2020 in East Africa
• 2020 in Kenya
• 2020 in Mozambique
• 2020 in Zambia

References

1. "Nigeria worst hit in new Trump visa ban". BBC News. 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
2. Tanzania Mourns As 40 Killed in Church Stampede, Floods
3. "President questions Tanzania coronavirus kits after goat test". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
4. "Tanzania's re-elected leader keeps finance minister Mpango in new government". msn.com. Reuters. November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
5. Sultan, Ali (6 December 2020). "Zanzibar's opposition party to join coalition government". AP NEWS. AP. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
6. Reporter, Online (2020-02-13). "Tanzania: Former Minister Simba Is Dead". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
7. Albino-gemeenschap verliest boegbeeld Josephat Torner door verkeersongeluk (in Dutch)
8. Pastor Gertrude Rwakatare 69, is dead
9. Tanzania Parliament loses second legislator in 10 days
10. Conger, George (28 April 2020). "Tanzania's Augustino Ramadhani dead". Anglican Ink. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
11. "BREAKING! Tanzania Minister for Justice Augustine Mahiga dies mysteriously as Coronavirus bites". PML Daily. 2020-05-01. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
12. East, Roger; Richard Thomas (2003). Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders. Routledge. p. 513. ISBN   1-85743-126-X.
13. "Tanzania's Former President Benjamin Mkapa Dies, Presidency Says". The New York Times. Reuters. 23 July 2020.
14. Retired Judge Mark Bomani dies at the age of 88
15. Salim Turky (Mr. White) Zanzibar parliamentary candidate dies
16. Former Minister Chami set for burial on Tuesday
17. Bishop Anthony Mathias Banzi