Tanzania
- Language
- Kiswahili
- Anthem
- Mungu ibariki Afrika
- Duration
- 0:52
- Status
- "Mungu ibariki Afrika" continues to serve as Tanzania's national anthem, performed in its Swahili rendition.
Tanzania National Anthem History
Mungu ibariki Afrika
Tanzania was the first African nation to adopt "God Bless Africa" as its national anthem in 1961, sung in a Swahili translation. It was retained after the union with Zanzibar in 1964.
Tanzania
Mungu ibariki Afrika
History timeline
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1961
Tanganyika adopts "God Bless Africa" as its national anthem, the first African nation to do so.
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1961
The original Xhosa lyrics are collectively translated into Swahili for Tanganyika's anthem.
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1964
The anthem is retained following the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar to form Tanzania.
The melody of Tanzania's anthem, "God Bless Africa," is one of the most widely adopted in Africa, also forming part of South Africa's anthem and used by Zambia.