Timeline of Tanzania

Chronology

16 events spanning the history of Tanzania. BCE/CE dating.

1. 600 BCE – 400 BCE

   Bantu-speaking peoples move into the area east of Lake Victoria.

   Bantu-speaking peoples move into the area east of Lake Victoria.

2. 1498

   Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama visits Tanzanian coast.

   Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama visits Tanzanian coast.

3. 1699

   Portuguese ousted from Zanzibar by Omani Arabs.

   Portuguese ousted from Zanzibar by Omani Arabs.

4. 1867

   British campaign against Zanzibar slave trade starts.

   British campaign against Zanzibar slave trade starts.

5. 1873

   The Sultan of Zanzibar is forced to close his slave market by the British.

   The Sultan of Zanzibar is forced to close his slave market by the British.

6. 1884

   German Colonisation Society begins to acquire territory on the mainland.

   German Colonisation Society begins to acquire territory on the mainland.

7. 1886

   Germany and Britain sign an agreement giving Germany control of a portion of East Africa.

   Germany and Britain sign an agreement giving Germany control of a portion of East Africa.

8. 1905 – 1906

   Indigenous Maji Maji revolt suppressed by German troops.

   Indigenous Maji Maji revolt suppressed by German troops.

9. 1916

   British, Belgian and South African troops occupy most of German East Africa.

   British, Belgian and South African troops occupy most of German East Africa.

10. 1919

    After WWI, Tanganyika is given by the League of Nations as a mandate to the British.

    Following the defeat of German in the Great War, Tanganyika is given by the League of Nations as a mandate to the British.