Events in the year 2017 in
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
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Incumbents
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President
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*President (corporate title)
*President (education), a leader of a college or university
*President (government title)
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Automobiles
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John Magufuli
John Pombe Joseph Magufuli (29 October 1959 – 17 March 2021) was the fifth president of Tanzania, serving from 2015 until his death in 2021. He served as Minister of Works, Transport and Communications from 2000 to 2005 and 2010 to 2015 and wa ...
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Vice-President
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Samia Suluhu
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Prime Minister
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Kassim Majaliwa
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Chief Justice:
Mohamed Chande Othman
Mohamed Chande Othman (born 1 January 1952) is a Tanzanian lawyer and a former Chief Justice of Tanzania.
Internationally he is highly respected for his deep understanding of political, legal and other dimensions relating to International Human ...
(until 18 January),
Ibrahim Hamis Juma
Ibrahim Hamis Juma (born 15 June 1958) is a Tanzanian lawyer and the current Chief Justice of Tanzania.
Biography
He was appointed a High Court judge by President Jakaya Kikwete in 2008 before he was promoted to serve in the Court of Appeal in ...
(starting 18 January)
Events
Deaths
*4 January –
Anna Senkoro
Anna Claudia Senkoro (1962 – 4 January 2017) was a Tanzanian politician and member of the Progressive Party of Tanzania-Maendeleo (PPT-Maendeleo).
Running as the PPT-Maendeleo presidential candidate in the 14 December 2005 elections
A ...
, politician and medical doctor (b. 1962).
*12 June –
Vinod Chohan, scientist (b. 1949)
References
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2010s in Tanzania
Years of the 21st century in Tanzania
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...