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Events of2020 inTanzania.

• President:John Magufuli
• Vice-President:Samia Suluhu
• Prime Minister:Kassim Majaliwa
• Chief Justice:Ibrahim Hamis Juma

• January 31 – U.S. PresidentDonald Trumprestricts certain types of visa for Tanzanian citizens.^[1]

• February 2 – At least 40 people are killed in a stampede at a church inMoshi, Tanzania.^[2]

• May 3 – COVID-19 pandemic: Tanzanian PresidentJohn Magufuli questions coronavirus tests after samples from a goat, a pawpaw, and a sheep tested positive. Tanzania reports 480 cases of COVID-19 and 17 deaths.^[3]

• October 28 –2020 Tanzanian general election: Incumbent John Magufuli is re-elected.

• November 13 – President Magufuli re-appointsPhilip Mpango as finance minister.^[4]

• December 6 – TheAlliance for Change and Transparency-Wazalendo party of Zanzibar announces it will join a national unity government withChama Cha Mapinduzi party.^[5]

• 13 February – Iddi Simba, former Minister of Industry and Trade.^[6]

• 12 April –Josephat Torner, albino activist (b. 1977 or 1978).^[7]
• 20 April –Gertrude Rwakatare, pastor, politician andMP (b. 1950).^[8]
• 25 April –Abdulkarim Shah, former politician andMP (b. 1961).^[9]
• 28 April –Augustino Ramadhani, politician and formerChief Justice of Tanzania (b. 1945).^[10]
• 29 April –Richard Ndassa, politician andMP (b. 1959).^[9]

• 1 May –Augustine Mahiga, diplomat and politician, formerMinister of Foreign Affairs andPermanent Representative to the UN (b. 1945).^[11]

• 24 July –Benjamin Mkapa, politician and thethird President of Tanzania (b. 1938).^[12][13]

• September 10 –Mark Bomani, 88, jurist,Attorney General (1965–1976).^[14]
• 14 September –Salim Turky, 57, businessman and MP.^[15]

• 5 November –Cyril Chami, 56, former MP and Minister for Industry, Trade and Marketing.^[16]

• December 21 –Anthony Banzi, 74, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop ofTanga (since 1994).^[17]

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