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Tanzania 2000: Haven of Peace

May 18th 2017
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania At the end of October the Tanzanian elections will take place. Tanzania comprises the Mainland (before independence in 1963 known as Tanganyika) and the island of Zanzibar. The first syllables of Tanganyika and Zanzibar were combined to create the new word and new state: Tanzania. On the Mainland, the ruling party, CCM, faces no serious opposition, and electoral vic ... read more

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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 po... ... read more

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Kevin Mulqueen

I've been teaching English for 48 years - in England, Egypt, Tanzania, Argentina, Venezuela, Ghana and now Vietnam. At 71, I'm still going strong and have no wish to retire. I enjoy my job, which gives me plenty of time to relax and travel. In toto, I've visited 66 countries. I'm married to a Vietnamese woman and have been living in Ho Chi Minh City since 2001. Outside of work I am a chess fanatic (Tanzanian National Champion in 1991), devotee of blues and jazz music, imbiber of fine malt whiskies (especially from Islay), bibliophile (Shakespeare, Thomas Hardy, Brian Moore, Philip Larkin, Di... full info

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