2015 Event The U.S. is allocating $300 million to an HIV reduction program for females ages 15 to 24; the goal is to cut infections by 40% by the end of 2017 in Malawi, Kenya, Swaziland, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Uganda, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Lesotho 2013 Event President of China, Xi Jinping addresses leaders in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, vowing to strengthen ties with Africa 2012 Event Scientist in Tanzania discover the oldest-known dinosaur fossil - a 243-million-year-old fossil from the extinct reptile Nyasasaurus 2010 Event Somali pirates seized Indian crewmen and the Panamanian-flagged ship they were sailing off the coast of Tanzania 2010 Event Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia and Rwanda sign an agreement seeking more water from the Nile; Kenya issues support while Egypt and Sudan remain opposed 1998 Event U.S. embassies bombed in Kenya and Tanzania killing at least 200 1990 Event Tanzania government of Malecela forms 1984 Event Tanzania adopts constitution 1979 Event Ugandan dictator Idi Amin overthrown; Tanzania takes Kampala 1978 Event Uganda troops attack Tanzania 1972 Event Tanzania troops march in to Uganda 1970 Event Tanzania begins building railway Lusaka-Drone ash Salaam 1970 Event Tanzania signs contract with China for building Tanzam-railway 1965 Event West Germany ceases military aid to Tanzania 1964 Event United Rep of Tanganyika and Zanzibar renamed United Rep of Tanzania 1964 Event Tanganyika and Zanzibar form republic Tanzania 1961 Event Tanganyika gains independence from Britain takes name Tanzania 1954 Event T.A.N.U. party forms in Tanzania 1953 Birthday Filbert Bayi, born in Karatu, Tanzania, 3k steeplechase 1980 Olympics silver 1925 Birthday Idi Amin, born in Uganda, military dictator, president of Uganda, assumed role of Chairman of the Organization of African Unity, attempted to annex Kagera, Tanzania 1925 Birthday Ali Hassan Mwinyi, president of Tanzania, 1985- 1859 Event Lake Nyasa, which forms Malawi's boundary with Tanzania and Mozambique discovered by British explorer David Livingstone
