!!!Tanzania %%image_right [{GoogleMap location='Tanzania' type='embedded' zoom='bounds' width='450' height='350'}] %% [{Image src='tz-lgflag.gif' class='image_left' height='150' width='226'}] [{Image src='tanzania.jpg' class='image_left' }] Shortly after achieving independence from Britain in the early 1960s, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule ended in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and popular opposition led to two contentious elections since 1995, which the ruling party won despite international observers' claims of voting irregularities. The formation of a government of national unity between Zanzibar's two leading parties succeeded in minimizing electoral tension in 2010. %%menu-geo %%cols-r * %%icon-geo,geo %% [Geography|Geography/Africa/Tanzania/Geography] * %%icon-geo,maps %% [Maps|Geography/Africa/Tanzania/Maps] * %%icon-geo,culture %% [Culture|Geography/Africa/Tanzania/Culture] ---- * %%icon-geo,special %% [Special Information|Geography/Africa/Tanzania/Special_Information] * %%icon-geo,picture %% [Pictures|Geography/Africa/Tanzania/Pictures] * %%icon-geo,community %% [Community Contributions|Geography/Africa/Tanzania/Community_Contributions] %% %% [{Metadata Suchbegriff='Tansania'}]