Flags of Tanzania

Some of the flags historically used in Tanzania:

Northern Tanganyika c.1576	Central Tanganyika c.1576
Governors of German East Africa 1898-1919	German East Africa Company
German East Africa 1914 (never used)	Tanga 1914-1919
Tanganyika Red Ensign 1919-1961	Tanganyika Red Ensign 1919-1961
Tanganyika Blue Ensign 1919-1961	Tanganyika Blue Ensign 1919-1961
Tanganyika Governor-General 1953-61	M'Simbati Sultanate 1959-1962
Zanzibar under Omani rule (to 1890)	Zanzibar British Resident 1890-1963
Sultanate of Zanzibar Dec 1963 - Jan 1964	People's Rep of Zanzibar Jan 1964
People's Rep of Zanzibar Feb-Jun 1964	Tanganyika 1961-1964
Zanzibar since 12 January 2005	12 January 2005: Zanzibar today raised their new flag. Details available from BBC News.
United Republic of Tanzania since 1964	Tanzania: President's flag
Tanzania: Naval Ensign	TANU: Tanganyika African National Union
Politics: Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Revolutionary Party	Politics: Civic United Front (CUF)
Politics: Afro-Shirazi Party	Politics: Masai National Movement
East African Commission (up to 1972)	East African Community (1997-)

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