List of Presidents of Tanzania
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This is a list of Presidents of the United Republic of Tanzania. The East African nation was formed on 26 April 1964 after the union between Tanganyika and the People's Republic of Zanzibar as the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. On 29 October 1964, the new nation changed its name to the United Republic of Tanzania.
Presidents of Tanzania (1964–present)
- Parties
Tanganyika African National Union (TANU)
Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM)
- Key
§ Elected unopposed
| № | Picture | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Took office | Left office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar | ||||||
| 1 |  |
Julius Nyerere (1922–1999) |
— | 26 April 1964 | 29 October 1964 | TANU |
| United Republic of Tanzania | ||||||
| 1 | |
Julius Nyerere (1922–1999) |
1965[§] 1970[§] 1975[§] 1980[§] |
29 October 1964 | 5 February 1977 | TANU |
| (1) | 5 February 1977 | 5 November 1985 | CCM | |||
| 2 |  |
Ali Hassan Mwinyi (1925–) |
1985[§] 1990[§] |
5 November 1985 | 23 November 1995 | CCM |
| 3 |  |
Benjamin Mkapa (1938–) |
1995 2000 |
23 November 1995 | 21 December 2005 | CCM |
| 4 | 80px | Jakaya Kikwete (1950–) |
2005 2010 |
21 December 2005 | 5 November 2015 | CCM |
| 5 |  |
John Magufuli (1959–) |
2015 | 5 November 2015 | Incumbent | CCM |
Footnotes
See also
- Tanzania
- Politics of Tanzania
- First Lady of Tanzania
- List of colonial heads of Tanganyika
- List of Governors-General of Tanganyika
- List of Presidents of Tanganyika
- List of Prime Ministers of Tanganyika
- President of Tanzania
- List of Prime Ministers of Tanzania
- List of Sultans of Zanzibar
- List of Presidents of Zanzibar
- List of Prime Ministers of Zanzibar
- Lists of Incumbents
External links
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Years in Tanzania (1964–present)
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