Tanzania
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- April 25, 1977, amended in October 1984
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English common law; partial revision of legislative acts by the judiciary
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly (Bunge)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Permanent Investigation Commission; Court of Appeal and High Court, district courts, primary courts
RELIGIONS
30% Catholics, 35% Muslims, 35% indigenous beliefs (Zanzibar, over 99% Muslims)
From the country
- DECEMBER 11, 2001TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
A Sheffield legal team began frantic attempt to halt...
A Sheffield legal team began frantic attempt to halt a deportation order against an illegal immigrant who claims he could face execution in his African homeland
- OCTOBER 18, 2001TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, a Tanzanian, was sentenced...
Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, a Tanzanian, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for having a direct role in the 1998 bombing of the U
- OCTOBER 4, 2001TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
The high court in Tanzania 's northern town of Moshi...
The high court in Tanzania 's northern town of Moshi ordered the government to award 300 million Tanzanian shillings ( 337,078 U
- JULY 10, 2001TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
A Federal jury in New York sentenced Tanzanian Khalfan...
A Federal jury in New York sentenced Tanzanian Khalfan Khamis Mohamed to life without parole for the August 1998 bombing of the U
- MARCH 29, 2001TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
Two Tanzanians accused of robbing 29 American tourists...
Two Tanzanians accused of robbing 29 American tourists in Kenya's Masai Mara game park were sentenced to hang after pleading guilty to the charges
- JANUARY 27, 2001TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
The chairman of Tanzania's main opposition Party, Ibrahim...
The chairman of Tanzania's main opposition Party, Ibrahim Lipumba of the Civic United Front said at least 280 people had been killed in violence on Zanzibar on January 26 and 27
- JANUARY 1, 2001TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
No executions have been carried out since 1994
No executions have been carried out since 1994
- DECEMBER 17, 2000TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
Suspected US embassy bomber Khalfan Khamis Mohamed...
Suspected US embassy bomber Khalfan Khamis Mohamed won his bid in the Cape High Court to secure information relating to his arrest, detention and deportation from South Africa to the US
- NOVEMBER 12, 2000TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
An unprecedented victory for the Civic United Front...
An unprecedented victory for the Civic United Front (CUF) occurred when the Zanzibar government unexpectedly withdrew a treason charge against 18 members of the opposition party
- AUGUST 2, 2000TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
Tanzania's opposition party, the Civic United Front,...
Tanzania's opposition party, the Civic United Front, nominated five partisans facing a mandatory death penalty if found guilty of treason to contest in the 29th October general elections for parliamentary seats in the semi-autonomous state of Zanzibar
- JUNE 23, 2000TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
United States prosecutors were given permission by the U
United States prosecutors were given permission by the U
- MAY 11, 2000TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno authorised federal...
U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno authorised federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Mohamed Rashed Daoud al-'Owhali, one of the terrorists involved in the bombings of the U