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Bovril, Marmite & Star
from: "It's been a while...................." By titch

Background: Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and popular opposition have led to two contentious elections since 1995, which the ruling party won despite international observers' claims of voting irregularities.

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Two Weeks on Chole

November 11th 2007 Africa » Tanzania » East » Mafia Island
Phew...leave for two weeks and your email inbox is a disaster! 240 messages (serves me right for being so popular...:P) anyway, I am back in Stone Town for the next 5 days to recoup, get things in ord ... 32 photos [full story]

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