Events of 2024 in Tanzania. Incumbents
President: Samia Suluhu Vice-President: Philip Mpango Prime Minister: Kassim Majaliwa Chief Justice: Ibrahim Hamis Juma
Events January 13 January – At least 21 miners are killed and several others are trapped following a collapse at a gold mine in Simiyu Region.
March 10 March – Eight children and one adult on Zanzibar die from chelonitoxism after consuming sea turtle meat, a local delicacy. Another 78 people are hospitalized.
April 25 April – Floods and landslides kill at least 155 people nationwide.
May 23 May – Eleven people are killed in an explosion at a sugar factory in Morogoro Region.
August 12 August – Freeman Mbowe and his deputy Tundu Lissu, who serve as the leaders of the opposition Chadema party, are arrested on the eve of a scheduled rally in Mbeya along with 467 other party members. They are released on bail the next day.
September 7 September – Ali Mohamed Kibao, a member of the Chadema secretariat, is found murdered a day after being abducted from a bus travelling from Dar-es-Salaam to Tanga. 23 September – Eight senior leaders of Chadema, including Freeman Mbowe and Tundu Lissu, are arrested amid calls by the party for protests. 30 September – A court in Dodoma sentences four people, including a soldier and a police officer, to life imprisonment for the gang-rape of a 17-year old girl in August that was published on video.
October 2 October – The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority imposes a 30-day suspension on the online platforms of Mwananchi Communications for publishing material it claims harmed the country's image.
November 16 November –Twenty-nine people are killed in the collapse of a four-story building in Kariakoo, Dar es Salaam. 27 November – 2024 Tanzanian local elections.
Deaths
13 February – Ibrahim Saidi Rashidi Msabaha, 72, politician. 29 February – Ali Hassan Mwinyi, 98, politician and the second President of Tanzania.
Holidays
1 January – New Year's Day 12 January – Zanzibar Revolution 29 March – Good Friday 31 March – Easter 1 April – Easter Monday 7 April – Karume Day 10 April – Eid al-Fitr 26 April – Union Day 1 May – Labour Day 16 June – Eid al-Adha 7 July – Saba Saba Day 8 August – Nane Nane Day 16 September – Prophet Muhammad's Birthday 14 October – Nyerere Day 9 December – Tanzania Independence Day 25 December – Christmas Day 26 December – Boxing Day
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Online calendar