Culture name

TANZANIAN

Orientation

Identification. It said that the mainland portion of what is now named Tanzania was named by a British civil servant in 1920 from the Swahili words tanga (sail) and nyika (bright arid plain). Thus what was known formerly as German East Africa became Tanganyika territory. In 1964, Tanganyika was joined with Zanzibar, an offshore archipelago of islands, to form the present United republic of Tanzania. Because of the unique combination of historic and culture factors, Tanzania share strong feelings of national pride and cohesion. This sense of nationalism has served to keep the country at peace for over two decades, while most of its neighbors have been involved intermittently in catastrophically destructive civil and cross border wars. Tanzanians have been able to resolve most internal problems without resorting to violence because of a shared language, the lack of political or economic dominance by any ethnic group, and the strong leadership provided by JULIUS NYERERE (1922-1999), the first president of Tanzania. At the same time, however, repressive corrupting influences emanating from the colonial, socialist and capitalist eras have fostered among many Tanzanians an attitude of dependency and fatalistic resignation that helps to keep the country one of the poorest in the world.  Welcome to Tanzania and experience a lot.