_#_Executive branch: president, first vice president and prime minister of the union, second vice president and president of Zanzibar, Cabinet
_#_Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly (Bunge)
_#_Judicial branch: Court of Appeal, High Court
_#_Leaders:
Chief of State—President Ali Hassan MWINYI (since 5 November 1985); First Vice President John MALECELA (since 9 November 1990); Second Vice President Salmin AMOUR (since 9 November 1990);
Head of Government—Prime Minister John MALECELA (since 9
November 1990)
_#_Political parties and leaders: only party—Chama Cha MAPINDUZI (CCM or Revolutionary Party), Ali Hassan MWINYI, party chairman
_#_Suffrage: universal at age 18
_#_Elections:
President—last held 28 October 1990 (next to be held October 1995); results—Ali Hassan MWINYI was elected without opposition;