Tanganyika (1961–1964)
Tanganyika (1961–1962) Republic of Tanganyika (1962–1964) | |||||||||
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| 1961–1964 | |||||||||
| Capital | Dar es Salaam | ||||||||
| Common languages | |||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Tanganyikan | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary dominant-party parliamentary monarchy (1961–1962) Unitary dominant-party assembly-independent socialist republic (1962–1964) | ||||||||
| Head of State | |||||||||
• 1961–1962 | Elizabeth II (Monarch) | ||||||||
• 1962–1964 | Julius Nyerere (President) | ||||||||
| Governor-General | |||||||||
• 1961–1962 | Richard Turnbull | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1961–1962 | Julius Nyerere (first) | ||||||||
• 1962 | Rashidi Kawawa (Last) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Independence from British Empire | 9 December 1961 | ||||||||
• Republic | 9 December 1962 | ||||||||
• Union with Zanzibar | 26 April 1964 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 944,842 km2 (364,806 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Currency | East African shilling | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Tanzania | ||||||||
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Tanganyika (/ˌtæŋɡənˈjiːkə/ TANG-gən-YEE-kə; Swahili: [tɑᵑɡɑˈɲikɑ]) was a sovereign state, comprising the mainland part of present-day Tanzania, that existed from 1961 until 1964. It first gained independence from the United Kingdom on 9 December 1961 as a Commonwealth realm headed by Queen Elizabeth II before becoming a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations a year later. After signing the Articles of Union on 22 April 1964 and passing an Act of Union on 25 April, Tanganyika officially joined with the People's Republic of Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar on Union Day, 26 April 1964. The new state changed its name to the United Republic of Tanzania within a year.