Tanzanian British

"'Ethnic group
group=Tanzanian British
flagicon|Tanzania flagicon|United Kingdom


caption=
poptime=32,630 Tanzanian born [ [http://www.destatis.de/basis/e/bevoe/bevoetab10.htm 2001 UK Census statistics of Ugandan born people] ]
0.05% of the UK population
100,000+ Tanzanian and British born [ [http://www.destatis.de/basis/e/bevoe/bevoetab10.htm 2001 UK Census statistics of Ugandan born people] ]
0.17% of the UK population
popplace=
langs=Kiswahili, Swahili, English, and many other Languages of Tanzania
rels=Islam, some Christianity and many indigenous religions
related=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.

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. [ [http://www.wairua.com/ruth/culture/africa.html Asian Tanzanian emmigrants in the UK] ]

Notable Tanzanian Britons

* Kaoru Mfaume - entertainment producer raised in the UK by a Tanzanian father and Japanese mother
* Eric Odhiambo - footballer currently with Leicester City F.C.

ee also

*Black British
*African migration to Britain
*Mixed British

External links

* [http://www.btsociety.org/ The British-Tanzanian Society]

References