Tanzanian British

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Tanzanian British
Total population
32,630 Tanzanian born[1] 0.05% of the UK population 100,000+ Tanzanian and British born[2] 0.17% of the UK population
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Kiswahili, Swahili, English, and many other Languages of Tanzania
Religions
Islam, some Christianity and many indigenous religions
Related ethnic groups
Black British, African migration to Britain

Tanzanian British people are citizens or resident of the United Kingdom who's ethnic origins lie fully or partially in the African nation of Tanzania.

Contents 1 Background 2 Notable Tanzanian Britons 3 See also 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Background

The majority of Tanzanian people in the UK, are ethnically Black African although a significant proportion of the population, like the Ugandan British community are of Asian origin seeking political refuge in the 1960s and 1970s.^[3]

[edit] Notable Tanzanian Britons

• Kaoru Mfaume - entertainment producer raised in the UK by a Tanzanian father and Japanese mother
• Julius Nyerere - former President of Tanzania studied, lived and died in the UK
• Eric Odhiambo - footballer currently with Leicester City F.C.

[edit] See also

• Black British
• African migration to Britain
• Mixed British

[edit] External links

• The British-Tanzanian Society

[edit] References