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Tanzanians celebrate 45th independence anniversary
By Swallehe Msuya
Published 01/01/2007 - 2:04 p.m.
On December 9th, 2006 Tanzanians celebrated their 45th anniversary of independence from colonial rule by the British. Tanzania consists of former sovereign states, namely Tanganyika (who gained independence on December 9, 1961) and two offshore islands, Zanzibar and Pemba which forged a political unity with Tanganyika in 1964 to give birth to the United Republic of Tanzania.
Tanzanian nationals living in Minnesota gathered at a recreational center in Anoka County to dance the night away in celebrations to mark the great milestone. With the national flag displayed prominently at the meeting venue, Tanzanians under the auspices of Umoja Society, sang out their national anthem with intense patriotic feelings to remember their Uhuru (Freedom) Day.
They joyfully danced to nostalgic patriotic tunes of the sixties that brought back sweet memories and triggered participants to put on their dancing shoes in a flamboyant display of the gracious Tanzanian dance-steps.
Umoja Society, the association of Tanzanians living in Minnesota, had gone to great lengths to assemble delicious Tanzanian dishes much to the delight of its guests who kept serving themselves a bite of that extra-special andazi or samosa.
The Tanzanian total package cuisine consisted of a mix of food that that was beautifully crowned by the universal finale of a wittingly prepared cake so delicious that it simply brought appetites to an epic climax! It was a boogie night to remember for most attendees.
The same event was the occasion for Umoja Society to elect a new Board of Directors in which a professional finance expert Ms Jackie Abebe was elected chairperson to replace out-going Tanzanian physician, Dr Crispin Semakula. The Umoja Society is a 501© (3) non-profit organization registered with the Secretary of State in Minnesota whose mission is to enrich the quality of life and strengthen unity among its members and the Swahili-speaking community at large.
The Umoja Society provides a forum for information-sharing, enrichment of language and other Tanzanian cultural values and provides a forum for networking and social interaction that includes a joint effort to handle costs of laying to rest a member or their immediate family in the event of death.The name of the organization Umoja Society has borrowed the Swahili word umoja which translated into English means “unity”.
The society's motto is the East African Swahili proverb “Umoja Ni Nguvu” whose literal translation is “Unity Is Strength”, or as the Americans say it, “United We Stand”.
Other members elected to the new Board of Directors include: Bona Seu (Vice Chair); Lynn Owino (Secretary), Jeff Ndossa (Treasurer), Philip Kibira, Soga Mbilima, Dr Ghasper Kitange, Blandina Donald, Honest Tesha, Anna Sirikwa, Nguzo Kida, Riwa Obel, Felix Mayo, Aika Kihunwa and Linder Ringo.
The Umoja Society Board of Directors is the highest policy making organ that oversees the management of Umoja resources and ensures that society by-laws are implemented to the letter as well as conforming to Minnesota state laws and those of the Federal Government.
Membership of Umoja Society is open to all Tanzanians, friends of Tanzania and Swahili-speaking persons as well as people of those categories residing in the neighboring states of Wisconsin, and Iowa.
Members of Umoja Society who may move to other states outside the afore mentioned will also retain their membership as stipulated in its constitution.
Contact information for Umoja Society is as follows:
P.O. Box 14631,
Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55414.
Tel: 651-207-7753,
Fax: 866-598-0348.
Website: http://www.umojasociety.org
To be accurate, Tanzania was not a colony, as somebody has said/written in the text accompanying the picture. Tanzania, formerly Tanganyika, was a protectorate under the British as the supervisors working for the by then League of Nations. And since Tanzania was not really a colony, that is why the British did not even bother to invest heavily economically compared to what they did for example, in Kenya, or Zimbabwe because they knew they were in Tanzania on short term basis. And Zanzibar is formed by two main islands known as Unguja, and Pemba. Not Zanzibar, and Pemba.
ReplyDeleteKuna Washkaji kibao hapo na ndugu zangu hapo Minnesota huwa siwaaoni iwe katika hafla za umoja society au matukio ya umoja society sasa sijui vip.Au hiki ni chama cha watu fulani tu?
ReplyDeleteNaomba mnielimishe wadau wa Umoja huu.
Well written mate !Hope the party was as good .
ReplyDeleteLong live our great nation of URT !
John
Heshima yako mjumbe wa bodi - LORD... Fagilia...
ReplyDeleteDuh! hii picha mbona imechoka hivi? au ni watu kwenye picha? Quality jamani..Digital Camera sio bei siku hizi, acheni ubahili.
ReplyDeleteMbona watu wa Minnesota hawajang'aa kama wako majuu??? Picha za ukerewe ukilinganisha na hii big difference. Hizo fashion hata kariakoo hapa unang'atua nzuri!
ReplyDeleteHalafu hiyo pose ya picture mnamsema michuzi tu....angalieni hawa duh... Kweli kidumu chama cha mapinduzi
Watanzania tuna kawaida ya kujipenda kuvaa vizuri tangu chini hadi juu, kwa kifupi ni wanadhifu. Lakini watu wakiwa majuu wanajiachia mpaka wanatia aibu. Unamkuta mtu yuko nyeng'e nyeng'e nywele zinalilia kitana au msusi, shati na suruali zinalilia pasi, viatu havitazamiki vimekuwa milwatu ukimuuliza vipi, umekurupushwa mbona uko hivyo? atakwambia aahhh huku ananijua nani!!! Kwa hiyo kama hakujui mtu basi ndiyo unagombana na usafi, duuhhh! Lakini mtu huyu huyu mkute Dar anavyowaka. Jamani soap soap popote pale mlipo msijali nani anakujua au hakujui.
ReplyDeleteHao ndugu zangu kwenye hiyo picha wanaonekana kama wapo pale mfaranyaki, kwa akina Tembo, Mapunda na Nyoka.
Hiyo picha imepigwa na digital, sema mwenye camera hakujua kutumia, katumia zoom kumbe yuko karibu nao!
ReplyDeleteKwa hiyo ni watu kwenye picha ndiO wamechoka au picha ndio imechoka au mpiga picha ndio kaharibu? Watu hawa huwezi hata kuwaona michuzi ndio umepiga hii picha?
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ReplyDeleteHivi kweli hii ilikua party au mkutano tu? Watu wanaenda kwenye party hivi? Wengine sijui wametoka kuswali hawakuvua kanzu wakakimbilia party!!! Hiyo patry hatakuzamia unajikuta unakimbia mwenyewe bila hata kufukuzwa. oh! eti " it was a boogie night to remember for most attendees" teh teh teh teh
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