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In 1978, the neighbouring Uganda, under the leadership of Idi Amin, [[Uganda-Tanzania War|invaded Tanzania]]. This disastrous invasion would culminate in Tanzania invading Uganda with the aid of Ugandan rebels and deposing Idi Amin as a result. However, the war severely damaged Tanzania's economy.

Through the 1980s, conservation oriented national parks of Tanzania, such as [[Serengeti National Park|Serengeti]] and [[Kilimanjaro National Park|Kilimanjaro]], with [[Mount Kilimanjaro]] as the tallest freestanding summit on Earth, were included on the [[UNESCO World Heritage List]].

From the mid-1980s, the regime financed itself by borrowing from the [[International Monetary Fund]] and underwent some reforms. Since then, Tanzania's gross domestic product per capita has grown and poverty has been reduced, according to a report by the World Bank.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tanzaniagateway.org/docs/Tanzania_Country_Study_Full_Case.pdf |title=Tanzania's Economic Reforms&nbsp;– and Lessons Learned |first=Anna |last=Muganda |year=2004 |access-date=19 February 2014}}</ref>