2016 in Tanzania
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Events in the year 2016 in Tanzania.
Incumbents
Events
- 8 July – Marrying girls under 18 was outlawed. Prior to this, girls of age 14 and above could marry with parental consent.[1]
- 10 September – 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

- 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. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ↑ "M5.9 - 22km NE of Nsunga, Tanzania". United States Geological Survey. 10 September 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ↑ "Tanzania: Earthquake Death Toll 19, Officials Say". The Citizen. 15 September 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ↑ "Tanzania: Veteran Politician Rwegasira Laid to Rest At Home Village". Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam). 10 March 2016. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dodoma, Tanzania". gcatholic.org. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
