Zanaki people
The Zanaki are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group from the heart of Mara Region, Tanzania, to the east of Lake Victoria.[1][2] The group is subdivided into the Birus and the Buturis.[1]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 200,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Tanzania | |
| Languages | |
| IkiZanaki, Kiswahili | |
| Religion | |
| African Traditional Religion, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Abakuria, Abagusii, Ngurimi, Ikoma |
Notable people
- Julius Nyerere (1922–1999), the founder and first president of Tanzania was a Zanaki and was the son of the King Burito Nyerere (1860–1942), who was chief of the Zanaki,[3] and of Christina Mgaya wa Nyang'ombe (1891-1997).[4]
- David Musuguri (1920-2024), Chief of the Tanzania People's Defence Force 1980–1988[5]
- Joseph Sinde Warioba served as Prime Minister of Tanzania from 1985 to 1990. Furthermore, he served concurrently as the country's Vice President. He has also served as a judge on the East African Court of Justice, and as chairman of the Tanzanian Constitutional Review Commission since 2012
References
- ^ a b Olson, James Stuart (1996). The peoples of Africa: an ethnohistorical dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 609. ISBN 0-313-27918-7.
- ^ "Zanaki".
- ^ Clagett Taylor, James (1963). The political development of Tanganyika. Stanford University Press. pp. 95. ISBN 0-8047-0147-4.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ Nkulu, Kiluba L. (2005). Serving the Common Good: A Postcolonial African Perspective on Higher Education. Peter Lang Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 0-8204-7626-9.
- ^ Molony 2014, p. 239.
- Molony, Thomas (2014). Nyerere: The Early Years. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. ISBN 9781847010902.