Why not create a union of mainland Tanganyika and the islands of Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanzania? That way, the islands would be ‘swallowed’ by the mainland and pose no more ...

In a matter of days, the articles of the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar to give birth to Tanzania were signed between Presidents Nyerere and Karume. But there was still fear the ...

A republic was then established with the presidents of Zanzibar and Tanganyika, on the mainland, signing an act of union. They formed the United Republic of Tanzania with Zanzibar having semi ...

Zanzibar is an insular semi-autonomous region which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. ; It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 25–50 km (16–31 miles ...

Dar es Salaam, which means “haven of peace” in Arabic, was a haven of tumultuous confusion last week during celebrations marking uhuru (freedom). A British-administered United Nations ...