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The Tanzania People’s Defence Force (TPDF) are the armed forces of Tanzania. They were set up in September 1964. From its inception, it was ingrained in the troops that they were a people’s force under civilian control. They were always reminded of their difference from the colonial armed forces. Unlike some of its neighbors, Tanzania has never suffered a coup d'état or civil war. The TPDF was given a very clear mission: to defend Tanzania and everything Tanzanian, especially the people and their political ideology. Tanzanian citizens are able to volunteer for military service from 15 years of age, and 18 years of age for compulsory military service upon graduation from secondary school. Conscript service obligation was 2 years as of 2004. ==History== After an aborted mutiny in 1964, the army was disbanded and fresh recruits were sought within the Tanganyika African National Union youth wing as a source.〔For the rebuilding programme, see Lee, J. M. (1969), African Armies and Civil Order, International Institute for Strategic Studies/Chatto and Windus, 1969, 149-150.〕 For the first few years of the TPDF, the army was even smaller than the 2,000 strong Tanganyika Rifles, the air force was minuscule, and no navy had yet been formed. However the army was four battalions strong by 1967.〔Parsons, 2003, 168.〕 From 1964 to 1974, the TPDF was commanded by Mrisho S.H. Sarakikya, trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, who was promoted from lieutenant to brigadier in 1964 and became the force's first commander.〔Irving Kaplan, Tanzania: A Country Study, Library of Congress Country Studies, First Edition, 1978, p. 248–249, and (General Sarakikya attends Royal Military Academy's 50th reunion in Sandhurst ), Arusha Times, 13–19 August 2011.〕 He was succeeded by Lieutenant General Abdallah Twalipo 1974-1980;〔Irving Kaplan, Tanzania: A Country Study, Library of Congress Country Studies, First Edition, 1978, p. 249, says that Twalipo took command in 1974.〕 In 1972, the International Institute for Strategic Studies listed the army with 10,000 personnel, four infantry battalions, 20 T-59, 14 Chinese T-62 light tanks, some BTR-40 and BTR-152, Soviet field artillery and Chinese mortars. 'Spares () short and not all equipment was serviceable.'〔IISS, 1972-73, p. 40〕 In 1992, the IISS listed the army with 45,000 personnel (some 20,000 conscripts), 3 division headquarters, 8 infantry brigades, one tank brigade, two field artillery battalions, two Anti-aircraft artillery battalions (6 batteries), two mortar, two anti-tank battalions, one engineer regiment (battalion sized), and one surface-to-air missile battalion with SA-3 and SA-6.〔IISS Military Balance 1992-93, p. 211.〕 Equipment included 30 Chinese Type 59 and 32 T-54/55 main battle tanks. In 2007 Tanzania pledged forces for the SADC Standby Brigade of the African Standby Force.〔Jane's Defence Weekly〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tanzania People's Defence Force」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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