Land Acquisition Act, 1967 | Land Portal

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November 1967
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An Act to repeal and replace the Land Acquisition Ordinance, to provide for compulsory acquisition of lands for public purposes and in connection with housing schemes.

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Shortly after achieving independence from Britain in the early 1960s, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the United Republic of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule ended in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and popular opposition led to two contentious elections since 1995, which the ruling party won despite international observers' claims of voting irregularities. The formation of a government of national unity between Zanzibar's two leading parties succeeded in minimizing electoral tension in 2010.

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