Independence of Tanganyika

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The Independence of Tanganyika marks the 1961 end of British colonial rule and the emergence of Tanganyika as a sovereign state, which later united with Zanzibar to form modern-day Tanzania.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
political event ⓘ
capitalAtIndependence Dar es Salaam ⓘ
colonialStatusBefore British trust territory under United Nations trusteeship ⓘ
former German colony administered by Britain after World War I ⓘ
constitutionalChange transition from British-administered territory to independent state ⓘ
country Tanganyika ⓘ
currencyAtIndependence East African shilling ⓘ
date 1961-12-09 ⓘ
demographicContext majority African population under colonial rule prior to independence ⓘ
flagChange adoption of national flag of Tanganyika ⓘ
formerColonialPower Britain ⓘ
linked to: Great Britain

United Kingdom ⓘ
formerNameOfCountry Tanganyika Territory ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania
geopoliticalContext Cold War era decolonization ⓘ
headOfGovernmentAtIndependence Julius Nyerere ⓘ
headOfStateAtIndependence Elizabeth II ⓘ
internationalOrganizationMembership Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ
legalBasis independence constitution of Tanganyika ⓘ
location East Africa ⓘ
Tanganyika Territory ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania
monarchTitleAfter Queen of Tanganyika ⓘ
politicalLeaderAssociated Julius Nyerere ⓘ
politicalPartyAssociated Tanganyika African National Union ⓘ
politicalSystemAfter constitutional monarchy within the Commonwealth ⓘ
postIndependencePolicyContext rise of African nationalism in Tanganyika ⓘ
preIndependenceAdministration British colonial administration ⓘ
region Great Lakes region of Africa ⓘ
relatedEvent Independence of Zanzibar ⓘ
Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar ⓘ
result creation of an independent Tanganyikan government ⓘ
emergence of Tanganyika as a sovereign state ⓘ
end of British colonial rule in Tanganyika ⓘ
international recognition of Tanganyika as an independent state ⓘ
significance milestone in decolonization of Africa ⓘ
precursor to formation of modern Tanzania ⓘ
subsequentChangeOfStatus proclamation of the Republic of Tanganyika in 1962 ⓘ
union with Zanzibar in 1964 to form Tanzania ⓘ
successorState United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania

United Republic of Tanzania ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania
year 1961 ⓘ

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Tanzania → independenceEvent → Independence of Tanganyika ⓘ
Arusha Declaration Museum → hasTopic → Tanzanian independence movement ⓘ
linked to: Independence of Tanganyika
Freedom and Unity → associatedWith → post‑colonial Tanzania ⓘ
linked to: Independence of Tanganyika
Independence of Zanzibar → relatedEvent → Independence of Tanganyika ⓘ