Dar es Salaam or commonly known as Dar,is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over six million people,Dar is the largest city in East Africa and the seventh-largest in Africa. Located on the Swahili coast,Dar es Salaam is an important economic centre and is one of the fastest-growing cities in the world.
Walter Anthony Rodney was a Guyanese historian,political activist and academic. His notable works include How Europe Underdeveloped Africa,first published in 1972. Rodney was assassinated in Georgetown,Guyana,in 1980.
The Rufiji River lies entirely within Tanzania. It is also the largest and longest river in the country. The river is formed by the confluence of the Kilombero and Luwegu rivers. It is approximately 600 kilometres (370 mi) long,with its source in southwestern Tanzania and its mouth on the Indian Ocean opposite Mafia Island across the Mafia Channel,in Pwani Region. Its principal tributary is the Great Ruaha River. It is navigable for approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi).
Rhapta was an emporion said to be on the coast of Southeast Africa,first described in the 1st century CE. Its location has not been firmly identified,although there are a number of plausible candidate sites. The ancient Periplus of the Erythraean Sea described Rhapta as "the last emporion of Azania",two days' travel south of the Menouthias islands. The Periplus also states that the city and port were ruled by South Arabian vassals of the Himyarite kingdom,particularly a certain “Mapharitic chieftain.”
The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) is a public university located in Kinondoni District of Dar es Salaam,Tanzania. It was established in 1961 as an affiliate college of the University of London. The university became an affiliate of the University of East Africa (UEA) in 1963,shortly after Tanzania gained its independence from the United Kingdom. In 1970,UEA split into three independent universities:Makerere University in Uganda,the University of Nairobi in Kenya,and the University of Dar es Salaam.
Following Tanganyika's independence (1961) and unification with Zanzibar (1964),leading to the formation of the state of Tanzania,President Julius Nyerere emphasised a need to construct a national identity for the citizens of the new country. To achieve this,Nyerere provided what has been regarded by some commentators as one of the most successful cases of ethnic repression and identity transformation in Africa.
Mark James Mwandosya is a Tanzanian CCM retired politician and a former Member of Parliament for Rungwe East constituency,who is currently serving as the chairman of the Board of Directors of Ewura Tanzania and the chairperson of the Energy Regulators Association of East Africa Annual General Assembly.
The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) is a stock exchange located on Ohio Street,west of Kivukoni,south east of Dar es Salaam,the commercial capital and largest city in Tanzania. It was incorporated in September 1996 and trading started in April 1998. It is a member of the African Stock Exchanges Association and the World Federation of Exchanges. The exchange is open five days a week,from Monday through Friday. The trading days are weekly from Monday to Friday,starting from 10.00 am to 14.00 pm.
Sam Joseph Ntiro was the first East African High Commissioner to the Court of Saint James in London from the then republic of Tanganyika to the United Kingdom. He served Independence in 1961 until 1964. He was also Ambassador of Tanganyika to Ireland during this period.
The earliest evidence of Hinduism in Tanzania is from the 1st millennium AD when there was trade between East Africa and Indian subcontinent. Most of these traders came from Gujarat,Deccan and the Chola empire. Archaeological evidence of small Hindu settlements have been found in Zanzibar and parts of Swahili coast,Zimbabwe and Madagascar.
The Tanzania FA Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Tanzanian football.
Jumanne Abdallah Maghembe is a former Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism for the United Republic of Tanzania. He has been a Member of Parliament for Mwanga constituency since 2000 until 2020.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Dar es Salaam,Tanzania.
Liberata Mulamula,(néeRutageruka is a Tanzanian diplomat and politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation from April 2021 to October 2022. She was appointed by President Samia Suluhu,on 31 March 2021 and was sworn into office on 1 April 2021.
Bertram B. B. Mapunda is an archaeometallurgist and professor of anthropology and history at Jordan University College,Tanzania,since October 2017. He is also principal of the college. He discovered the short,convectional iron smelting furnaces of south-western Tanzania.
Ruth E. Meena is a Tanzanian feminist activist and political scientist. She was a professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Dar es Salaam.
Amini Aza Mturi was a Tanzanian archaeologist and director of the Tanzanian Division of Antiquities between 1968 and 1981. He has been described as "one of the founding fathers of archaeology in Tanzania".
Germany–Tanzania relations are the bilateral relations between Germany and Tanzania. From 1885 to 1918,Tanzania was a German colony as part of German East Africa. In the 21st century,relations are primarily characterized by the joint development cooperation.
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