Heri ya Uhuru kwa Watanzania wote

On December 9th in 1961, the East African country declared its sovereignty after centuries of foreign rule. A successful independence movement in 1954 ended the British occupation in what was formerly Tanganyika. Shortly after declaring independence, mainland Tanganyika and the island of Zanzibar combined the state names to form the United Republic of Tanzania. This holiday celebrates the co-existence of these regions. 

FLAG HISTORY

The flag is diagonally designed for distinction. The current flag is a result of the unification of the Republic of Zanzibar People’s Republic and the Republic of Tanganyika as a state. Starting from the lower left corner of the flag, a thick black stripe extending to the upper right section divides the flag into two and forms a triangle on both sides. The triangle in the upper left part of the flag is green and the triangle in the lower right is shown in blue. The black thick strip is separated from blue and green colors by a thin yellow strip.

The majority population of the country is Bantu, black symbolized by the black stripe, while green suggests the rich agricultural resources of the land just read my site and you will know what I mean. The yellow color is used to symbolize gold because the new country is rich in underground mines and so mineral wealth is reflected, while the Indian Ocean is symbolized by blue, the coast of the country