List of events
Events of 2021 in Tanzania .
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania
16 January – The French Embassy announces it is working with the Association of the Tanzanian Diaspora Living in France to promote the Kiswahili language.[ 2] 19 January – The United States puts visa restrictions on unnamed Tanzanian officials because of responsibility or complicity in irregularities and violence in the 2020 Tanzanian general election .[ 3] 25 January – A man is arrested in Austria trying to smuggle seventy-four protected chameleons from Tanzania. Three died, but the rest were taken to the Schönbrunn Zoo .[ 4] 27 January – President John Magufuli expresses doubts about the COVID-19 vaccines on January 27 during a speech in Chato, Geita Region .[ 5] 23 February – Maskless Finance Minister Philip Mpango coughs his way through a press conference to announce he is not dead a few days after President Magufuli acknowledged COVID-19 in real.[ 6] 10 March – Opposition leader Tundu Lissu demands answers about the health and whereabouts of President John Magufuli, 61, who has not been seen in public since 27 February.[ 7] 15 March – Four people are arrested for spreading rumors that President Magufuli is ill, despite his not being seen in public in four weeks.[ 8] 17 March - President John Magufuli dies; Vice-President Samia Suluhu takes over.[ 1] 21 March - 45 people are killed in a stampede at Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam .[ 9] [ 10] 28 March – President Samia Suluhu Hassan orders the suspension of the head of the ports authority over corruption allegations.[ 11] 30 March – President Hassan picks Philip Mpango, the finance minister, to be her deputy.[ 12] 25 August – A gunman shoots dead three police officers and a security guard in Dar es Salaam .[ 13] [ 14] 17 January – Ilunga 'CPwaa' Khalifa, 38, rapper; pneumonia .[ 15] 20 January – Julius Sang′udi, deputy commissioner of prisons.[ 15] 21 January – Martha Umbulla , 65, politician.[ 15] 21 January – Prudence Karugendo, writer and political analyst.[ 15] 22 January – Emanuel Maganga, former Kigoma Region commissioner.[ 15] 23 January – Ireneus Kaganda Mbahulira, 78, bishop.[ 15] 25 January – Gregory Teu , 69, former deputy minister.[ 15] 12 February – Atashasta Justus Nditiye , 51, former deputy minister; complications after traffic accident.[ 16] 12 February – Harith Bakari Mwapachu , 81, former minister.[ 16] 13 February – Regina Rweyemamu, former High Court judge.[ 17] 15 February – Muhammed Seif Khatib , 70, former minister and owner of Zenji FM.[ 18] 17 February – Seif Sharif Hamad , 77, First Vice President of Zanzibar and ACT chairman; COVID-19 .[ 19] 17 February – John Kijazi , 64, chief secretary to the President , chancellor of University of Dodoma ; heart attack.[ 20] 20 February – Servacius Likwelile, 63, former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance .[ 21] 22 February – Benno Ndulu , 71, former governor of the Bank of Tanzania .[ 22] 25 February – Arthur Shoo, Secretary-General, Northern Diocese, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania .[ 23] 17 March – John Magufuli , 61, President; heart complications.[ 1] 6 April – Alfred Maluma , 65, Catholic bishop of Njombe ; traffic accident.[ 24] 28 April – Moses Beatus Mlula, defence adviser at the High Commission of Tanzania in New Delhi ; COVID-19.[ 25] 18 May – Tumainiel Kiwelu, 79, former commander and chief of staff in the Tanzania People's Defence Force during the Uganda–Tanzania War .[ 26] 29 June – Patrick Mfugale , 70 or 71, CEO of Tanzania Roads Agency.[ 27] 22 July – Anna Mghwira , 62, former regional commissioner of Kilimanjaro Region.[ 28] 30 July – Ambilikile Mwasapile , also known as Babu wa Loliondo, former Lutheran priest turned discoverer of miracle potion.[ 29] 2 August – Elias John Kwandikwa , 55, Minister for Defence and National Service.[ 30] 17 August – Basil Mramba , 81, former finance minister; COVID-19.[ 31] 27 September – William Olenasha , 49, politician.[ 32] 18 November – 'Nick' Al Noor Kassum Sunderji , 97, former politician and university chancellor.[ 33] 18 December – 'Baharia' Issa , 64, politician.[ 34] ^ a b c Burke, Jason (18 March 2021). "Tanzania's Covid-denying president, John Magufuli, dies aged 61" . The Guardian . London. Retrieved 8 February 2022 . ^ Odunga, Maureen (16 January 2021). "Tanzania: Kiswahili Language Gets Big Boost in France" . allAfrica.com . Tanzania Daily News. Retrieved January 16, 2021 . ^ "US puts visa restrictions on Tanzanian officials over vote" . AP NEWS . 19 January 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021 . ^ "Man stopped at Vienna airport trying to smuggle 74 protected chameleons from Tanzania into Austria" . Associated Press . January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021 . ^ "Tanzania's president expresses doubts about COVID vaccines" . AP NEWS . 27 January 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021 . ^ "Condemnation as coughing Tanzanian minister gives news conference" . aljazeera.com . Al Jazeera English. February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021 . ^ Lewis, David; Miriri, Duncan (March 10, 2021). "Where's Magufuli? Tanzanian leader's absence fuels health concern" . Reuters . Retrieved March 10, 2021 . ^ "John Magufuli: Tanzania arrests over missing president rumours" . BBC News . March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021 . ^ Biryabarema, Elias (March 23, 2021). MacSwan, Angus (ed.). "At least five people dead in Tanzania stampede as crowds view body of dead president" . Reuters . "We are...grieving for the loss of our five family members who died yesterday during the stampede," Gerald Mtuwa, a member of the family told MwanaHalisi TV, a private online television channel in Tanzania on Monday. ^ "Tanzanian police say 45 died in stampede at Magufuli tribute" . Al Jazeera English . March 30, 2021. Tanzanian police say 45 people died during a stampede in Dar-es-Salaam on March 21 as mourners paid their last respects to the late President John Magufuli. ^ "Tanzania's Hassan suspends ports chief, continuing Magufuli's anti-graft stance" . Reuters . March 28, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021 . ^ "Tanzania president picks deputy, as grim stampede toll emerges" . ModernGhana . Agence France-Presse . March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021 . ^ "Gunman kills several police near French embassy in Tanzania" . Archived from the original on 2021-08-25. ^ "Mayhem in Tanzania as gunman shot dead near French Embassy" . 25 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-25. ^ a b c d e f g Edward, Elizabeth (26 January 2021). "Former legislator dies in Arusha after brief illness" . The Citizen . Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021 . ^ a b "Magufuli, nation mourn Nditiye, Mwapachu" . The Citizen . 12 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021 . ^ Mosenda, Jacob (13 February 2021). "President Magufuli mourns demise of retired judge" . The Citizen . Retrieved 15 February 2021 . ^ Takwa, Esther (15 February 2021). "Bakiza chairman Dr Khatib is dead" . Daily News . Retrieved 15 February 2021 . ^ "Zanzibar's 1st vice president dies amid COVID treatment" . Anadolu Agency . 17 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021 . ^ "Chief secretary John Kijazi's cause of death revealed" . The Citizen . 20 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021 . ^ "Dr Servacius Likwelile has died aged 63" . The Citizen . 21 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021 . ^ "Prof Benno Ndulu's life in public service" . The Citizen . 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021 . ^ "ELCT Northern Diocese Secretary General Arthur Shoo has died" . The Citizen . 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021 . ^ "Tanzania bishop Maluma dies too" . Edge . 7 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021 . ^ "Defence advisor of Tanzanian High Commission dies due to coronavirus infection" . Outlook . 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021 . ^ "Tanzanian commander of battle against Uganda's Idi Amin dies" . Taarifa . 22 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021 . ^ "Mfugale: The engineer behind Tanzania's iconic bridges dies" . The Citizen . 30 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021 . ^ Joseph, Janeth (23 July 2021). "Mghwira's death sends shock waves" . The Citizen . Retrieved 23 July 2021 . ^ "Babu wa Loliondo, self-declared miracle healer, dies" . The Citizen . 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021 . ^ Wambura, Bethsheba (2 August 2021). "Tanzania's Defence minister has died" . The Citizen . Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021 . ^ "Tanzania ex-minister Mramba dies of Covid-related complications" . The East African . 17 August 2021. ^ Wambura, Bethsheba (28 September 2021). "Tanzania's Investment Deputy Minister Ole Nasha dies at 49" . The Citizen . Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021 . ^ "The life and times of 'Nick' Noor Kassum (1924-2021)" . The Citizen . 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021 . ^ "Mwinyi leads mourners at ex-MP's funeral" . Daily News . 20 December 2021. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021 .