Mrisho Sarakikya
Mrisho S.H. Sarakikya was the first chief of the Tanzania People's Defence Force (TPDF). He was given command of the TPDF soon after the army mutiny of 1964, when either a captain (Reuters 1967) or a lieutenant (Kaplan 1978). Early life He was born at Moshi, Tanzania, Meru, Tanzania in 1934. He attended Nkoaranga Lutheran Primary School and then moving on to Old Moshi secondary school. Due to his performance he was then invited to the prestigious Tabora Government Secondary School. Once graduating, he entered the Tanzanian portion of the King's African Rifles as a private in 1958; and later attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Military career During the mutiny within the newly form Tanganyika Rifles in 1964, Sarakikya was in Tabora and remained loyal to Julius Nyerere, Nyerere. Following the aftermath, other senior officers were dismissed or sacked and he was given command of the newly formed Tanzania People's Defence Force. From 1964 to 1974, he commanded the TPDF. He w ...
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Moshi, Tanzania
Moshi is a municipality and the capital of Kilimanjaro Region, Kilimanjaro region in the north eastern Tanzania. As of 2017, the municipality has an estimated population of 201,150 and a population density of 3,409 persons per km2 .
In the last official census of 2012, the municipality had a population of 184,292. The municipality is situated on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano that is the highest mountain in Africa. The name ''Moshi'' has been reported to refer to the smoke that emanates from the nearby mountain. The municipality covers about and is the smallest municipality in Tanzania by area.

History and administration

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