Historical Dictionary of Tanzania
Ofcansky, Thomas P and Yeager, Rodger
1997
- Publisher: The Scarecrow Press Inc. Lanham, Md., & London
- Edition: Second Ed (Vol No 72)
- ISBN: 0-8108-3244-5
- Our classification: Reference
- Reference: first seen in Rhodes Library Shelves
- Found: Amazon October 1999 "65
- No 72 in a series.
No 15 (First Edition) 'Tanzania' by Laura S. Kurtz, New Jersey; London: Scarecrow Press1978. 331p. bibliog. Maps is now out of print.
Reviews
Review of the first edition by Darch (entry no 152) says:
"Part of a much-criticized series which will eventually cover all the countries of Africa. Apart from the alphabetically-arranged entries which constitute the body of the work, this volume includes such extras as lists of the sultans of Kilwa (with no indication that the chronology has been the subject of much debate), of the sultans of Zanzibar, the Governors of German-East Africa, and the consuls-general of and residents in Zanzibar. There is also a general chronology, a brief introduction, and a detailed bibliography organized by subject (p. 256-331). The level of historical analysis in the main entries is not of the highest order. Kurtz describes the Zimba as 'not a tribe but a way of life'; indeed, she uses the concept of the 'tribe in an uncritical and at the same time inconsistent way throughout the work - the Zaramo, for instance, 'do some Makonde carvings [ ]'. She accepts colonialist terminology - the Mbunga 'were pacified by the German administration'. As with other works in the series, there are no sources given for individual entries, and there is no systematic cross-referencing. Contemporary political economy is given undue emphasis for a supposedly historical work - there are numerous entries on such modern figures as Oscar Kambona, Rashidi Kawawa and Bernadette Kunambi."
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professor of political science
Dr. Yeager is professor of political science and adjunct professor of African History at West Virginia University.
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senior analyst
[Ofcansky, Thomas P] is currently senior analyst for East Africa in the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency.
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DOAG
Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Gessellschaft - German East Africa Company
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LEGCO
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TT
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Page Number: 101
Extract Date: 1905
refugees and Maji-Maji
Supported schemes to establish Afrikaner refugees from the South African Boer War and poor Germans from Russia on the foothills of Mount Meru.
Gotzen refused to allow European settlers to buy their farms until the land had been cultivated. He is best remembered for his brutal supression of the Maji-Maji Rebellion. While fighting the rebels, Gotzen implemented a scorched-earth policy in southern GEA which caused the destruction of a region the size of Germany. During this campaign more than 100,000 men, women and children died as a result of famine and disease.
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Extract Date: 1959
Population
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Page Number: 21
Extract Date: 1964 January 21
Mutiny
The Second Battalion Tanganyika Rifles also mutinied in Tabora.
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Page Number: 21
Extract Date: 1964 January 25
Marines land at Dar es Salaam
600 British Marines landed at Dar es Salaam and quickly restored order.
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Extract Date: 1977
Population
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Extract Date: 1988
Population
If it reflects Tanzania's 11 percent average annual rate . . .
Population 134,708.
If it reflects Tanzania's 11 percent average annual rate of urbanisation, Arusha's population may have exceeded 350,000 by the early 1990's.
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Extract Date: 1916-1961
Administrators
Administrators
1916-20 Sir Horace Archer Byatt
Governors
1920-24 Sir Horace Archer Byatt
1925-31 Sir Donald Charles Cameron
1931-34 Lieut-Col Sir G.S.Symes
1934-38 Sir H MacMichael
1938-41 Sir Mark A. Young
1941-45 Sir Wilfred E.F. Jackson
1945-49 Sir William D Battershill
1949-58 Sir Edward Francis Twining
1958-61 Sir Richard Turnbull
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Britain - Tanzania Society
Created Jan 75. Has a bulletin about three times a year. 1995 had 600 members in UK and 200 in Tanzania.
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Page Number: 97
Extract Date: 1885-1888
GEA Administrator
[Peters, Dr. Karl] GEA Administrator
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Page Number: 97
Extract Date: 1888-1891
Commissioner
[von Wissmann, Captain Hermann] GEA Commissioner and Military Commander (Jan to Feb 1891)
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Page Number: 97
Extract Date: 1891 - 1893
Governor
[von Gotzen, Count Adolf] GEA Governor
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Page Number: 98
Extract Date: 1893 - 1895
Governor
[von Schele, Colonel Friedich] GEA Governor
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Page Number: 98
Extract Date: 1895-1896
Governor
[von Wissmann, Captain Hermann] GEA Governor
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Page Number: 98
Extract Date: 1896-1901
Governor
[von Liebert, General Eduard] GEA Governor
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Page Number: 98
Extract Date: 1901-1906
Governor
[Gotzen, Count Adolf von] GEA Governor
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Page Number: 98
Extract Date: 1906-1912
Governor
[von Rechenberg, Baron Albrecht] GEA Governor
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Page Number: 98
Extract Date: 1912-1918
Governor
[Schnee, Heinrich] GEA Governor
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Page Number: xiv
IBEAC
Imperial British East Africa Company
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Page Number: xix
Extract Date: 1864 August 31
Representatives of the UMCA arrive in Zanzibar
Bishop William G. Tozer and Dr. Edward Steere, the first representative of the UMCA, arrive in Zanzibar.
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Page Number: xix
Extract Date: 1879 December 25
Telegraphic cable from Aden to Zanzibar
Eastern Telegraph Company completes a telegraphic cable from Aden to Zanzibar. Two days later, telegraphic communication is established between Zanzibar and Europe.
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Page Number: xix
Extract Date: 1884 November 4
arrives in Zanzibar
[Peters, Dr. Karl] arrives in Zanzibar.
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Page Number: xix
Extract Date: 1885 May 1
Sir Lloyd W. Mathews
Sir Lloyd W. Mathews, with a 180-man force, travels from Zanzibar to the interior and claims a protectorate for Zanzibar at Mount Kilimanjaro.
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Page Number: xvii
Extract Date: 1000 BC
Original Khoi-San hunters and gatherers are disturbed
Original Khoi-San hunters and gatherers are disturbed by pastoral Cushistic migrations from Ethiopia.
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Page Number: xvii
Extract Date: 1000-1300
Bantu Settlements predominate in Western Tanganyika
Bantu Settlements predominate in Western Tanganyika, with a mixture of Bantu, Cushitic and Nilotic peoples occurring in the central and northern areas.
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Page Number: xvii
Extract Date: 1500 July 26
Pedro Alvares Cabral arrives
Pedro Alvares Cabral, in command of six Portuguese ships, arrives at Kilwa.
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Page Number: xvii
Extract Date: 1502, July 14
Vasco da Gama pays a second visit to Kilwa
In command of 10 ships, Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama pays a second visit to Kilwa and, on behalf of Portugal, imposes liability to tribute.
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Page Number: xvii
Extract Date: 1505 July 24
Francisco de Almedia storms Kilwa
Francisco de Almedia, in command of eight Portuguese ships, storms Kilwa and subsequently begins construction of a fort.
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Page Number: xvii
Extract Date: 1700-1850
Pastoral Maasai peoples expand into northern Tanganyika
Pastoral Maasai peoples expand into northern Tanganyika and dominate large areas of the eastern Rift Valley, highlands and plains.
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Page Number: xvii
Extract Date: 0-1000 AD
In-migration of West African Bantu-speaking agriculturalists begins.
In-migration of West African Bantu-speaking agriculturalists begins. Arab and Persian merchants create settlements in coastal and offshore island locations.
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Page Number: xviii
Extract Date: 1837 March 17
A US consulate opens in Zanzibar
A US consulate opens in Zanzibar
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Page Number: xviii
Extract Date: 1848 May 11
Rebmann first sights Mount Kilimanjaro.
Johannes Rebmann, a European missionary, first sights Mount Kilimanjaro.
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Page Number: xviii
Extract Date: 1852
trading centre is established at Tabora
An Arab trading centre is established at Tabora in central Tanganyika.
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Page Number: xx
Extract Date: 1888 September 3
The IBEAC receives a royal charter
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Page Number: xx
Extract Date: 1893 May 30
Construction begins of the Central Railway
Chief Engineer Bernhardt arrives at Tanga and begins construction of the Central Railway.
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Page Number: xxi
Extract Date: 1894 December
The IBEAC is bought out by the British government
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Page Number: xxi
Extract Date: 1896 April 1
Tanga-Muheza section of the Central Railway commences
The Tanga-Muheza section of the Central Railway commences operation
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Page Number: xxi
Extract Date: 1897-1903
plantation initiated.
... plantation of Sisal, Coffee and rubber is initiated.
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Page Number: xxi
Extract Date: 1897-1903
Railway is completed to Korogwe
..the Tanga Railway is completed to Korogwe.
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Page Number: xxi
Extract Date: 1899 April 7
'Usambara Linie'
The German Government, the DOAG, and the 'Usambara Linie' railway company sign an agreement whereby Berlin acquires the railway and its assets for 1,300,000 marks
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Page Number: xxi
Extract Date: 1905 April 6
The German government founds Company to operate the Tanga line
The German government founds the German Colonial Railway Construction and Administration Company to operate the Tanga line.
Extract ID: 1224
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Page Number: xxi
Extract Date: 1907
first civilian governor
[von Rechenberg, Baron Albrecht]... GEA's first civilian governor
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Page Number: xxi
Extract Date: 1912 February 7
extension to Moshi officially opens
The Tanga Railway's extension to Moshi officially opens.
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Page Number: xxi
Extract Date: 1916 September 4
British forces occupy Dar es Salaam
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Page Number: xxi
Extract Date: 1919 January 31
Civil administrator
[Byatt, Sir Horace] becomes civil administrator of the territory occupied by British troops.
Extract ID: 30
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Page Number: xxi
Extract Date: 1919 April 1
British civil administration assumes responsibility
British civil administration assumes responsibility for all mainland Railways.
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Page Number: xxi
Extract Date: 1919 May 7
Versailles peace talks
The Supreme Council at the Versailles peace talks allocates all of GEA to the UK under mandate. Belgium, which still occupies Ruanda-Urundi, protests the decision.
Extract ID: 1236
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Page Number: xxi
Extract Date: 1919 May 31
UK cedes the Ruannda-Urundi to Belgium
To prevent a rift between the two nations, the UK cedes the Ruannda-Urundi portion of GEA to Belgium
Extract ID: 1237
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Page Number: xxi
Extract Date: 1919 June 28
Germany renounces all claims
Germany renounces all claims to GEA.
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Page Number: xxi
Extract Date: 1920 January 10
Tanganyika Territory
GEA renamed Tanganyika Territory (TT)
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Page Number: xxi
Extract Date: 1921 March 21
Belgium cedes Kigoma District
Belgium cedes Kigoma District to Tanganyika Territory
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Page Number: xxi
Extract Date: 1921 July 23
Indian rupee
The Indian rupee ceases to be legal tender in TT.
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Page Number: xxi
Extract Date: 1922 January 1
East African shilling
The Metallica Currency Ordinance establishes the East African shilling as legal tender in TT.
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Page Number: xxii
Extract Date: 1922 June 16
Slavery outlawed
Colonial authorities enact the Involuntary Servitude (Abolition) Ordinance, which outlaws Slavery throughout TT.
Extract ID: 1243
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Page Number: xxii
Extract Date: 1923 April 1
taxes
British Authorities impose African hut and poll taxes..
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Page Number: xxii
Extract Date: 1929 December 13
The Moshi-Arusha portion is opened
The Moshi-Arusha portion of the Tanga Railway is opened to traffic.
Extract ID: 1228
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Page Number: xxii
Extract Date: 1939 September 3
Detention
The British Authorities detain all German Nationals and place their assets under a custodian.
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Page Number: xxiii
Extract Date: 1959 July 17
'Zinjanthropus'
Louis and Mary Leakey discover 'Zinjanthropus' at Olduvai Gorge.
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Page Number: xxiii
Extract Date: 1961 December 9
full independence
TT gains full independence from Great Britain.
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Page Number: xxiii
Extract Date: 1962 December 9
republic
Tanganyika becomes a republic.
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Page Number: xxiv
Extract Date: 1964-1966
foreign policy difficulties
Tanzania experiences foreign policy difficulties with West Germany over an East German presence in Zanzibar, and with the US over an alleged plot to overthrow the Tanzanian government.
Extract ID: 1254
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Page Number: xxiv
Extract Date: 1964 January 20
mutiny
The First Battalion of the Tanganyika Rifles mutiny in Dar es Salaam for higher pay and the dismissal of their expatriate British Officers. The government requests British troops to help quell the rebellion.
Extract ID: 1248
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Page Number: xxiv
Extract Date: 1964 April 26
Tanganyika and Zanzibar unite
Republic of Tanganyika and People's Republic of Zanzibar unite to form United Repubic of Tanzania and Zanzibar.
Extract ID: 1249
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Page Number: xxiv
Extract Date: 1964 October 29
The country is renamed
Following consultations, the country is renamed the United Republic of Tanzania.
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Page Number: xxvii
Extract Date: 1990 August 1
big game hunting
As part of an effort to encourage foreign-exchange earnings from tourism, Tanzania rescinds a 17-year ban on big game hunting and permits limited shooting between August and November. Prohibitions remain in place against hunting elephant, lion and rhinoceros.
Extract ID: 1255
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Page Number: xxviii
Extract Date: 1992 March 5
lifts its ban on elephant hunting
Tanzania lifts its ban on elephant hunting
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Page Number: xxviii
Extract Date: 1993 November 28
bans tree harvesting
The Tanzanian government bans tree harvesting on Mount Kilimanjaro to save Africa's highest peak from environmental degradation.
Extract ID: 1208
