2020 in Tanzania

Incumbents

Events

January

• January 31 – U.S. President Donald Trump restricts certain types of visa for Tanzanian citizens.

February

• February 2 – At least 40 people are killed in a stampede at a church in Moshi, Tanzania.

May

• May 3 – COVID-19 pandemic: Tanzanian President John Magufuli questions coronavirus tests after samples from a goat, a pawpaw, and a sheep tested positive. Tanzania reports 480 cases of COVID-19 and 17 deaths.

October

• October 28 – 2020 Tanzanian general election: Incumbent John Magufuli is re-elected.

November

• November 13 – President Magufuli re-appoints Philip Mpango as finance minister.

December

• December 6 – The Alliance for Change and Transparency-Wazalendo party of Zanzibar announces it will join a national unity government with Chama Cha Mapinduzi party.

Deaths

February

• 13 February – Iddi Simba, former Minister of Industry and Trade.

April

• 12 April – Josephat Torner, albino activist.
• 20 April – Gertrude Rwakatare, pastor, politician and MP.
• 25 April – Abdulkarim Shah, former politician and MP.
• 28 April – Augustino Ramadhani, politician and former Chief Justice of Tanzania.
• 29 April – Richard Ndassa, politician and MP.

May

• 1 May – Augustine Mahiga, diplomat and politician, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Permanent Representative to the UN.

July

• 24 July – Benjamin Mkapa, politician and the third President of Tanzania.

September

• September 10 – Mark Bomani, 88, jurist, Attorney General.
• 14 September – Salim Turky, 57, businessman and MP.

November

• 5 November – Cyril Chami, 56, former MP and Minister for Industry, Trade and Marketing.

December

• December 21 – Anthony Banzi, 74, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Tanga.