Zanaki People
The Zanaki are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group from the heart of Mara Region, Tanzania, to the east of Lake Victoria.
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The group is subdivided into the Birus and the Buturis.
| 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, and of Christina Mgaya wa Nyang'ombe (1891-1997).
- David Musuguri (*1923), Chief of the Tanzania People's Defence Force 1980–1988
- 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
- Molony, Thomas (2014). Nyerere: The Early Years. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. ISBN 9781847010902.
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