2016 in Tanzania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2016 Timeline of Tanzanian history ← 2015 2014 2013 2016 in Tanzania → 2017 2018 2019 Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2016 Timeline of Tanzanian history Events in the year 2016 in Tanzania. President: John Magufuli Vice-President: Samia Suluhu Prime Minister: Kassim Majaliwa Chief Justice: Mohamed Chande Othman Events July 8 - Marrying girls under 18 was outlawed. Prior to this, girls of age 14 and above could marry with parental consent.[1] September 10 – A magnitude 5.9 earthquake killed 19 people and injured 253 in Tanzania.[2][3] Sport 5-21 August – Tanzania at the 2016 Summer Olympics: 7 competitors in 3 sports Deaths Samuel Sitta 4 March – Joseph Rwegasira politician and diplomat (b. 1935).[4] 13 April – Matthias Joseph Isuja, Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1929).[5] 14 August – Aboud Jumbe, politician (b. 1920) 7 November – Samuel Sitta, politician (b. 1942) References ↑ "Gambia and Tanzania outlaw child marriage". BBC. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2025. ↑ "M5.9 - 22km NE of Nsunga, Tanzania". United States Geological Survey. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2017. ↑ "Tanzania: Earthquake Death Toll 19, Officials Say". The Citizen. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2017. ↑ "Tanzania: Veteran Politician Rwegasira Laid to Rest At Home Village". Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam). 10 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2017. ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dodoma, Tanzania". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 3 March 2017. vte Years in Tanzania (1964–present) Pre-1964 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 vte2016 in Africa Sovereign states Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe States with limitedrecognition Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland Dependencies andother territories Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) Related Articles
