"As Tanzanians headed to the polls in last month's general election, Tanzania was already polarized, with voters split between casting ballots and backing opposition party Chadema's "No Reform, No Election." But no one foresaw the three days of chaos that broke out in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's biggest city and commercial capital, and several other cities. For the first time in modern-day mainland Tanzania, violent protests erupted against the exclusion of the main opposition candidates and quickly turned deadly."
"Chadema, which was barred from running in the election, accused Tanzanian security forces of excessive violence and of killing demonstrators during the protests that followed the October 29 vote. "Many of them have been shot in the head," Chadama's secretary, Deogratias Munishi, told the dpa news agency. Chadema and some human rights activists claim security forces killed more than 1,000 people. The government said that figure was exaggerated, but it has not released any official death toll."
Tanzania's general election intensified a preexisting polarization, with many voters split between casting ballots and supporting Chadema's "No Reform, No Election." Three days of chaotic protests erupted in Dar es Salaam and other cities after the main opposition candidates were excluded, and the demonstrations quickly turned deadly. Chadema, barred from running, accused security forces of excessive violence and claimed more than 1,000 people were killed; the government called that figure exaggerated and released no official death toll. The UN human rights office said it believes hundreds died. President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced an inquiry and urged leniency for youths charged with treason.
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