2024 in Tanzania
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Incumbents
- President: Samia Suluhu[1]
- Vice-President: Philip Mpango
- Prime Minister: Kassim Majaliwa
- Chief Justice: Ibrahim Hamis Juma
Events
- 13 January – At least 21 miners are killed and several others are trapped following a collapse at a gold mine in Simiyu Region.[2]
- 10 March – Eight children and one adult on Zanzibar die from chelonitoxism after consuming sea turtle meat, a local delicacy. Another 78 people are hospitalized.[3]
- 25 April – Floods and landslides kill at least 155 people nationwide.[4]
- 23 May – Eleven people are killed in an explosion at a sugar factory in Morogoro Region.[5]
Deaths
- 13 February – Ibrahim Saidi Rashidi Msabaha, 72, politician.[6]
- 29 February – Ali Hassan Mwinyi, 98, politician and the second President of Tanzania
Holidays
Source:[7]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 12 January – Zanzibar Revolution
- 29 March – Good Friday
- 31 March – Easter
- 1 April - Easter Monday
- 7 April - Karume Day
- 10 April - Eid al-Fitr
- 26 April - Union Day
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 16 June – Eid al-Adha
- 7 July - Saba Saba Day
- 8 August – Nane Nane Day
- 16 September – Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
- 14 October – Nyerere Day
- 9 November – Tanzania Independence Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
References
- ^ "Samia Hassan sworn in as Tanzania's first female president". Aljazeera. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "At least 21 gold miners killed in Tanzania mine collapse: official-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ^ "Negen doden en tientallen in ziekenhuis na eten zeeschildpad op Zanzibar". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2024-03-10. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ "Flooding in Tanzania has killed 155 people as heavy rains continue in Eastern Africa". Associated Press. 2024-04-26. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ "Explosion at a sugar factory in eastern Tanzania kills 11 workers, including 3 foreigners". Associated Press. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Former Tanzanian Mineral Minister Ibrahim Msabaha dies at 72". thecitizen.co.tz. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Tanzania Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
External links
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