2020 in Tanzania explained

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).

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

Notes and References

1. News: Nigeria worst hit in new Trump visa ban. 2020-01-31. BBC News. 2020-03-17. en-GB.
2. https://allafrica.com/stories/202002030213.html Tanzania Mourns As 40 Killed in Church Stampede, Floods
3. Web site: President questions Tanzania coronavirus kits after goat test . news.yahoo.com . May 4, 2020.
4. News: Tanzania's re-elected leader keeps finance minister Mpango in new government . November 16, 2020 . msn.com . Reuters . November 13, 2020.
5. News: Sultan . Ali . Zanzibar's opposition party to join coalition government . December 8, 2020 . AP NEWS . AP . 6 December 2020.
6. Web site: Reporter. Online. 2020-02-13. Tanzania: Former Minister Simba Is Dead. 2020-09-12. allAfrica.com. en.
7. https://www.ad.nl/buitenland/albino-gemeenschap-verliest-boegbeeld-josephat-torner-door-verkeersongeluk~afbae802/ Albino-gemeenschap verliest boegbeeld Josephat Torner door verkeersongeluk
8. https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/pastor-gertrude-rwakatare-69-is-dead-2707980 Pastor Gertrude Rwakatare 69, is dead
9. https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/tanzania-parliament-loses-second-legislator-in-10-days-2708428 Tanzania Parliament loses second legislator in 10 days
10. Web site: Conger. George. Tanzania's Augustino Ramadhani dead. Anglican Ink. 30 January 2021. 28 April 2020.
11. Web site: 2020-05-01. BREAKING! Tanzania Minister for Justice Augustine Mahiga dies mysteriously as Coronavirus bites. 2020-09-12. PML Daily. en-US.
12. Book: East, Roger. Richard Thomas. Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders. Routledge. 2003. 513. 1-85743-126-X.
13. News: Tanzania's Former President Benjamin Mkapa Dies, Presidency Says. The New York Times. Reuters. 23 July 2020.
14. https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/news/Retired-Judge-Mark-Bomani-dies-at-the-age-of-77/1840340-5622314-xyrjhz/index.html Retired Judge Mark Bomani dies at the age of 88
15. https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/salim-turky-mr-white-zanzibar-parliamentary-candidate-dies-2716242 Salim Turky (Mr. White) Zanzibar parliamentary candidate dies
16. https://dailynews.co.tz/news/2020-11-055fa423b808433.aspx Former Minister Chami set for burial on Tuesday
17. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbanziant.html Bishop Anthony Mathias Banzi