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Events of 2024 in Tanzania.

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Events

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  • 13 January – At least 21 miners are killed and several others are trapped following a collapse at a gold mine in Simiyu Region.[2]
  • 10 March – Eight children and one adult on Zanzibar die from chelonitoxism after consuming sea turtle meat, a local delicacy. Another 78 people are hospitalized.[3]
  • 25 April – Floods and landslides kill at least 155 people nationwide.[4]
  • 23 May – Eleven people are killed in an explosion at a sugar factory in Morogoro Region.[5]
  • 12 August – Freeman Mbowe and his deputy Tundu Lissu, who serve as the leaders of the opposition Chadema party, are arrested on the eve of a scheduled rally in Mbeya along with 467 other party members. They are released on bail the next day.[6]
  • 7 September – Ali Mohamed Kibao, a member of the Chadema secretariat, is found murdered a day after being abducted from a bus travelling from Dar-es-Salaam to Tanga.[7]
  • 23 September – Eight senior leaders of Chadema, including Freeman Mbowe and Tundu Lissu, are arrested amid calls by the party for protests.[8]
  • 30 September – A court in Dodoma sentences four people, including a soldier and a police officer, to life imprisonment for the gang-rape of a 17-year old girl in August that was published on video.[9]
  • 2 October – The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority imposes a 30-day suspension on the online platforms of Mwananchi Communications for publishing material it claims harmed the country's image.[10]

Deaths

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Holidays

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Further information: Public holidays in Tanzania

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References

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  1. ^ "Samia Hassan sworn in as Tanzania's first female president". Aljazeera. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  2. ^ "At least 21 gold miners killed in Tanzania mine collapse: official". Xinhua. Archived from the original on 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  3. ^ "Negen doden en tientallen in ziekenhuis na eten zeeschildpad op Zanzibar". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2024-03-10. Archived from the original on 2024-03-09. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  4. ^ "Flooding in Tanzania has killed 155 people as heavy rains continue in Eastern Africa". Associated Press. 2024-04-26. Archived from the original on 2024-04-26. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  5. ^ "Explosion at a sugar factory in eastern Tanzania kills 11 workers, including 3 foreigners". Associated Press. 24 May 2024. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Leaders of Tanzania's main opposition party released". France 24. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Slain Tanzanian opposition figure beaten, doused with acid: Party". Al Jazeera. 9 September 2024. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Police arrest 8 of Tanzania's main opposition figures ahead of planned protests". Associated Press. 23 September 2024. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  9. ^ "A soldier and a police officer are among 4 men sentenced to life in prison for gang rape". Associated Press. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Tanzania suspends media company's online platforms for 30 Days". Africanews. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Former Tanzanian Mineral Minister Ibrahim Msabaha dies at 72". thecitizen.co.tz. 14 February 2024. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Tanzania Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
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