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Public in Tanzania
Union Day in Tanzania
Unification of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
Quick Facts
Pre-Independence
Established before national independence
🏛️ Historical
Holiday Type
Classification in Tanzania
Public
Established
Officially instituted in Tanzania
1964
About Union Day
Unification of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
Union Day celebrates the unification of Tanganyika and Zanzibar in 1964.
Celebrates the union of Tanganyika and the People's Republic of Zanzibar to form Tanzania in 1964
Practical Information in Tanzania
Banks
Banks are closed
🏦 ClosedSchools
Educational institutions are closed
🏫 ClosedGovernment Offices
Government services unavailable
🏛️ ClosedHistorical Significance in Tanzania
On this day in 1964, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form Tanzania.
Calendar Details
Calendar Systems
gregorian
What this holiday commemorates
In Tanzania, around 1964
- 1964 Tanganyika and Zanzibar merge to form the United Republic of Tanzania. · Tanzania
- 1964 Oscar Kambona drives himself to the mutinous Colito Barracks to negotiate with soldiers of the Tanganyika Rifles, maintaining public order and coordin... · Tanzania
- 1964 (c.) Chris Hani returns from the USSR to East Africa and takes charge of setting up the Kongwa military camp in Tanzania. · Tanzania
Historical Timeline
1964
Instituted in Tanzania
🇹🇿Holiday officially established in Tanzania
📅 Established2026
Last observed in Tanzania
🇹🇿Final celebration recorded in Tanzania
⏰ Last ObservedCurrent Status in Tanzania
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Tanzania
Last observed: 2026
Public Holiday
Date: April 26, 2024