Tanzania gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1961, and in 1964 it united with Zanzibar. The name Tanzania is contrived from Tanganjika, Zanzibar, and Anzania. Julius Nyere is the founding father of Tanzania and maintains a high reputation in the present day. He tried to lead the republic onto the path of African Socialism politically, but this idea of „Ujamaa“ was renounced before the turn of the last century.
Tanzania ilipata uhuru wake toka koloni la Waingereza mwaka 1961 na ikaungana na Zanzíbar mwaka 1964. Jina Tanzania limetokana na majina Tanganyika, Zanzíbar na Anzania. Rais wa kwanza wa nchi hii ambaye mpaka sasa ni maarufu aliitwa Julius Kambarage Nyerere, ambaye aliiongoza nchi hii kwa siasa ya ujamaa wa Kiafrika. Siasa hii ilikufa katika karne iliyopita.