This is a list of the heads of state of Tanzania, from the independence of Tanganyika in 1961 to the present day.
From 1961 to 1962 the head of state under the Constitution of 1961 was the queen of Tanganyika, Elizabeth II, who was also the monarch of other Commonwealth realms. The monarch was represented in Tanganyika by a governor-general. Tanganyika became a republic within the Commonwealth under the Constitution of 1962 and the monarch and governor-general were replaced by an executive president. After the Zanzibar Revolution, which overthrew the Sultanate of Zanzibar in January 1964, the People's Republic of Zanzibar united with mainland Tanganyika to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, which was later renamed to the United Republic of Tanzania.
Monarch (1961–1962)
The succession to the throne was the same as the succession to the British throne.
Governor-general
The governor-general was the representative of the monarch in Tanganyika and exercised most of the powers of the monarch. The governor-general was appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the monarch. Since Tanganyika was granted independence by the Tanganyika Independence Act 1961 (10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 1), rather than being first established as a semi-autonomous dominion and later promoted to independence as defined by the Statute of Westminster 1931, the governor-general was to be always appointed solely on the advice of the Cabinet of Tanganyika without the involvement of the British government. As Tanganyika became a republic before Richard Turnbull, the former colonial governor, was replaced, this has never happened. In the event of a vacancy the chief justice would have served as the officer administering the government.
Republic (1962–present)
- Political parties
- Symbols
§ Elected unopposed
† Died in office
President of Tanganyika
Según la Constitución de 1962, la primera constitución de la República de Tanganyika , el presidente sustituía al monarca como jefe de Estado. En caso de vacante, el vicepresidente de Tanganyika ejercía como presidente interino.
Presidente de Tanzania
Bajo la Constitución de 1964, la primera constitución de la República Unida de Tanzania, el presidente sustituyó al presidente de Tanganyika y al presidente de Zanzíbar como jefe de Estado ejecutivo. El presidente era elegido mediante referéndum de confirmación de sí o no para un mandato de cinco años tras ser nominado por un colegio electoral TANU/CCM. Tras la restauración del sistema multipartidista en 1992, se introdujeron elecciones con múltiples candidatos en 1995, con el presidente elegido por mayoría simple . [ 1 ] En caso de vacante, el vicepresidente ejerce como presidente durante el resto del mandato presidencial.
El expresidente John Magufuli percibía un salario mensual de 9 millones de chelines tanzanos (aproximadamente 4.000 dólares estadounidenses). [ 2 ]
Cronología desde 1962

Estándares
Estándar del Gobernador General
Estándar presidencial
Véase también
Referencias
- ↑ Tanzania: Sistema electoral
- ↑ Mohamed, Hamza (4 de octubre de 2017). "El presidente de Tanzania gana 4008 dólares al mes" . Al Jazeera . Consultado el 25 de abril de 2018 .
- ↑ "Tanzania juramenta a Samia Suluhu Hassan como su primera presidenta" . The Guardian . Reuters. 19 de marzo de 2021. Consultado el 19 de marzo de 2021 .
Enlaces externos
- Estadistas del mundo – Tanzania
- Rulers.org – Tanzania
- Jefes de Estado de Tanzania
- Listas de funcionarios políticos en Tanzania
- Presidentes de Tanzania
- Listas de jefes de estado
- Tanzania y la Mancomunidad de Naciones