United Republic of Tanzania

This article is about the specific polity United Republic of Tanzania and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. Tanzania emerged from the union of Tanganyka and Zanzibar, both former British Colonies, into the United Republic of Tanganyka and Zanzibar in april 1964. The country was renamed the United Republic of Tanzania in october of the same year.

Establishment

October 1964: Born of the United Republic of Tanzania.

Chronology

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

1. Uganda-Tanzania War

Was a war between Uganda and Tanzania that started after an Ugandan incursion in Tanzanian territory and ended with in the overthrow of Ugandan President Idi Amin and the occupation of Uganda by Tanzanian forces.

1.1.Uganda invades Tanzania

Was a small invasion of Tanzania by Ugandan forces that started the Uganda-Tanzania War.

November 1978: In October 1978 Ugandan forces began making incursions into Tanzania. Later that month the Uganda Army launched an invasion, looting property and killing civilians. Ugandan official media declared the annexation of the Kagera Salient.

1.2.Tanzania invades Uganda

Was a full-scale invasion of Uganda by Tanzanian forces resulting in the overthrow of Ugandan President Idi Amin.

December 1978: On 4 December 1978, the Tanzanian People's Defence Force's 206th and Southern Brigades, led by President Julius Nyerere, secured Mutukula on the Tanzanian side of the border with Uganda.

January 1979: The TPDF launched a counteroffensive, re-securing Kagera by January 1979.