Leaders of Tanzania Since Independence

A list of Tanzanian leaders since gaining independence on 9 December 1961
Tanganyika/TanzaniaTanganyika Territory became independent within the Commonwealth of Nations on 9 December 1961 (with Queen Elizabeth II of Britain as Head of State, with a Governor-General to representing her). Tanganyika was proclaimed a Republic on 9 December 1962. The United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar was declared on 26 April 1964, formed from the merger of the Republic of Tanganyika and The People's Republic of Zanzibar. The final transition occurred on 29 October 1964 when it became the Republic of Tanzania.
Governor-General of Tanganyika Territory
9 Dec 1961 - 9 Dec 1962
Richard Gordon Turnbull

President of Republic of Tanganyika
9 Dec 1962 - 26 Apr1964
Julius Kambarage Nyerere
TANU

President of the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
26 Apr 1964 - 29 Oct 1964
Julius Kambarage Nyerere
TANU

President of Republic of Tanzania
29 Oct 1964 - 5 Nov 1985

Julius Kambarage Nyerere
TANU/CCM
5 Nov 1985 - 23 Nov 1995
Ali Hassan Mwinyi
CCM

23 Nov 1995 - 21 Dec 2005
Benjamin William Mkapa
CCM

21 Dec 2005 - present
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete
CCM