Tanzania: Political background
The following pages provide a brief overview of the main features of the Tanzania's origins and political past:
- Tanzania's venerable past
- Emergence of Swahili Culture (c1250-1500CE)
- Portuguese dominance (1500-1698CE)
- Omani Conquest (1698-1884)
- Colonial partition (1884-1916)
- British rule between the Wars (1916-1945)
- Rise of Nationalism (1945-1961)
- Union and Ujamaa (1961-1976)
- Failure of Ujamaa (1976-1986)
- Economic and political reform (1986-1996)
- The Presidency of Mkapa (1996-2005)
- The Presidency of Kikwete (2006-2010)
