Portuguese-Tanzanian relations

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The Portuguese-Tanzanian relations describe the intergovernmental relationship between Portugal and Tanzania . The countries have had direct diplomatic relations since 1975.

Relationships today are good, even if they are comparatively weak. Historically, the Portuguese presence is to be mentioned after the arrival of the Portuguese seafarers at the end of the 15th century, who set up bases here on their sea ​​route to India , especially on Zanzibar. Later, Tanzanian support for the independence movement played a role in the neighboring Portuguese colony of Mozambique from 1962 until its independence in 1975.

In 2014, 115 Portuguese citizens were registered in the consulates in Tanzania. In 2015, 32 Tanzanian citizens were registered in Portugal.

history

15th century to 1960

Vasco da Gama was the first European to come to today's Tanzania in 1498

Today Tanzania was part of Swahili society when the Portuguese sailors reached the early 16th century the coast, after the discovery of the sea route to India by Vasco da Gama . In 1498 he was probably the first European to explore the coast of today's Tanzania and came to Zanzibar in 1499 , where he found flourishing Arab trading centers.

In 1503 the Portuguese Ruy Lourenço Ravasco landed on Unguja , the main island of Zanzibar. He set up a branch there. In 1505 Zanzibar finally came completely under Portuguese control.

Francisco de Almeida also brought Kilwa Kisiwani, the most important place on the mainland coast, into Portuguese possession in 1505 . As early as 1512, however, the place came under Arab control again. The Portuguese then continued to claim the entire coast of East Africa, but limited themselves to the establishment of bases for their trade route from the Ilha de Moçambique to Goa .

At the end of the 17th century, Zanzibar fell to the rulers of Oman , who ruled here until the 19th century. In 1861, Portugal and the Sultanate of Zanzibar negotiated a modern trade agreement, which, however, was not ratified .

The fort in Kilwa Kisiwani , illustration from the book “The Portuguese Times of German and English East Africa” by Justus Strandes , published in 1899

In 1890 Zanzibar became a British colony. The mainland had been a colony of the German Empire as German East Africa since 1885 . Germany also claimed the Kionga Triangle , which however finally became part of Portuguese East Africa after the First World War , while German East Africa became British as Tanganyika at the same time .

Since 1961

Tanganyika gained independence from Great Britain in 1961 and merged with Zanzibar to form today's Tanzania in 1964. The southern neighboring country Mozambique remained a Portuguese overseas province .

In 1962 the Mozambican independence movement FRELIMO was founded in the Tanzanian port city of Dar es Salaam , with the help of the Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere .

The relentless attitude of the Portuguese Estado Novo regime of the dictator Salazar towards the independence movements prompted FRELIMO to take up armed struggle in 1964. In the course of the Portuguese colonial war which broke out in Mozambique , FRELIMO used Tanzania as a retreat.

After the left-wing Carnation Revolution in Portugal in 1974, the new Portuguese government ended the colonial wars, released its previous colonies into independence in 1975 and realigned its international relations.

On April 1, 1975 Tanzania and Portugal established diplomatic relations, and on July 30, 1975 a first trade agreement followed.

As the first representative of Portugal in Tanzania , António Augusto Vaz Pereira , the Portuguese ambassador to Mozambique, received accreditation on April 13, 1978 . After that, Portugal did not open its own embassy in Tanzania.

In 1992 Tanzania moved to the administrative district of the Portuguese ambassador to Kenya. Since the closure of the representation of Portugal in Kenya's capital Nairobi in 2012, the embassy in Mozambique has been responsible for Tanzania again.

diplomacy

Portugal does not have its own embassy in Tanzania, the country belongs to the administrative district of the Portuguese embassy in the Mozambican capital Maputo . There are also no consulates of Portugal in Tanzania.

Tanzania also does not have its own embassy in Portugal; its representation in Paris is responsible for Portugal. There are also no Tanzanian consulates in Portugal.

economy

Tanker truck of the Portuguese Galp at Lajes Air Base : Fuels are Portugal's most important export to Tanzania

The Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP does not have a branch in Tanzania; the AICEP office in the Mozambican capital Maputo is responsible.

In 2016, Portugal exported goods worth EUR 3.800 million to Tanzania ( 2015 : 4.714 million; 2014 : 3.188 million; 2013 : 2.574 million; 2012 : 2.355 million), 29.9% of which was fuel, 24, 2% vehicles and vehicle parts, 13.1% machines and devices, 10.9% food and 9.8% paper and cellulose.

In the same period, Tanzania delivered goods worth 25.003 million euros to Portugal ( 2015 : 26.043 million; 2014 : 21.521 million; 2013 : 14.879 million; 2012 : 21.333 million), of which 57.2% were agricultural products, 40 , 5% tobacco and 2.3% textiles.

In 2016, Tanzania ranked 126th as a buyer and 73rd as a supplier for Portuguese foreign trade; in 2015, Portugal ranked 30th as a buyer and 67th as a supplier in Tanzanian foreign trade.

Web links

Commons : Portuguese-Tanzanian Relations  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Overview of diplomatic relations with Tanzania at the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on May 4, 2019
  2. ↑ Website on Portuguese-Tanzanian migration at the Portuguese Scientific Observatório da Emigração , accessed on June 18, 2017
  3. ↑ Official Portuguese aliens statistics by district , Portuguese Aliens and Borders Authority SEF, accessed on June 10, 2017
  4. ↑ List of Portuguese diplomatic missions abroad , website of the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed on June 18, 2017
  5. ↑ a b c Bilateral economic relations between Portugal and Tanzania , Excel file retrieval from the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP, accessed on June 18, 2017