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  2. Tanganyika Territory - Wikipedia

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    The UK held Tanganyika as a League of Nations mandate until the end of World War II after which it was held as a United Nations trust territory. In 1961, Tanganyika gained its independence from the UK as Tanganyika, joining the Commonwealth. It became a republic a year later. Tanganyika now forms part of the modern-day sovereign state of ...

  3. Tanganyika (1961–1964) - Wikipedia

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    1962 Tanganyika stamp depicting mountaineer Alex Nyirenda atop Uhuru Peak with Tanganyika flag. Tanganyika (/ ˌ t æ ŋ ɡ ə n ˈ j iː k ə,-ɡ æ n-/ TANG-gən-YEE-kə, -⁠gan-) was a sovereign state, comprising the mainland part of present-day Tanzania, that existed from 1961 until 1964.

  4. Tanganyika - Wikipedia

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    Tanganyika (1961–1964), a sovereign state, comprising the mainland part of present-day Tanzania; Tanzania Mainland, the current area of the former country state and territory of Tanganyika; Lake Tanganyika, an African Great Lake; Tanganyika Province, a province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

  5. History of Tanzania - Wikipedia

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    On 26 April 1964, Tanganyika united with Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The country was renamed the United Republic of Tanzania on 29 October of that year. The name Tanzania is a blend of Tanganyika and Zanzibar and previously had no significance. Under the terms of this union, the Zanzibar Government retains ...

  6. Mainland Tanzania - Wikipedia

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    Tanganyika as a geographical and political entity did not take shape before the period of High Imperialism; its name only came into use after German East Africa was transferred to the United Kingdom as a mandate by the League of Nations in 1920. What is referred to here, therefore, is the history of the region that was to become Tanzania.

  7. Category:History of Tanganyika - Wikipedia

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    Contains the history of Tanganyika as an independent state (1961–1964) – as well as the history of Tanganyika Territory (1922–1961) in its own child category.

  8. Lake Tanganyika - Wikipedia

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    Lake Tanganyika eastern Shore in Kagongo Ward, Kigoma Region, Tanzania. Lake Tanganyika (/ ˌ t æ ŋ ɡ ə n ˈ j iː k ə,-ɡ æ n-/ TANG-gən-YEE-kə, -⁠gan-; [4] Kirundi: Ikiyaga ca Tanganyika) is an African Great Lake. [5] It is the second-largest freshwater lake by volume and the second deepest, in both cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia.

  9. John Mwakangale - Wikipedia

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    Professor John Iliffe in his book A Modern History of Tanganyika described John Mwakangale as a "vehement nationalist," an assessment underscored by some of the remarks Mwakangale made in parliament. According to Professor Paul Bjerk in his book Building a Peaceful Nation: Julius Nyerere and the Establishment of Sovereignty in Tanzania, 1960 ...