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Flag of the Republic of Tanganyika 1962–64

Tanganyika is the name of an East African territory lying between the largest of the African great lakes: Lake Victoria, Lake Malawi and Lake Tanganyika, after which it was named. Once part of the colony of German East Africa (German: Deutsch-Ostafrika), it comprises the mainland part of today's Tanzania, excluding the islands of Zanzibar. During World War I it came under British military rule and its transfer to Britain under the 1919 Treaty of Versailles was confirmed by a League of Nations Mandate in 1922, later a United Nations Trust Territory. Britain changed the name to the Tanganyika Territory. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tanganyika. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tanganyika. ...  Eastern Africa (UN subregion)  East African Community  Central African Federation (defunct)  geographic, including above East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easternmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. ... For other places with the same name, see Lake Victoria (disambiguation). ... Lake Malawi (also known as Lake Nyasa, Lake Nyassa, Lake Niassa, and Niassa in Mozambique), is the most southerly lake in the Great African Rift Valley system. ... Lake Tanganyika is a large lake in central Africa (3° 20 to 8° 48 South and from 29° 5 to 31° 15 East). ... German East Africa (German: Deutsch-Ostafrika) was Germanys colony in East Africa, including what is now Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanganyika, the mainland part of present Tanzania. ... Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar is part of Tanzania Coordinates: , Country Tanzania Islands Unguja and Pemba Capital Zanzibar City Settled AD 1000 Government  - Type semi-autonomous part of Tanzania  - President Amani Abeid Karume Area  - Both Islands  637 sq mi (1,651 km²) Population (2004)  - Both Islands 1,070... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... This article is about the Treaty of Versailles of June 28 1919, which ended World War I. For other uses, see Treaty of Versailles (disambiguation) . The Treaty of Versailles (1919) was a peace treaty which officially ended World War I between the Allied and Associated Powers and Germany. ... Mandates in the Middle east and Africa. ... United Nations Trust Territories were the successors of the League of Nations mandates and came into being when the League of Nations ceased to exist in 1946. ...


On December 9, 1961 as Tanganyika it became independent as a constitutional monarchy, and on June 9, 1962 it became the Republic of Tanganyika within the Commonwealth of Nations. In 1964, it joined with the islands of Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, changed later in the year to the United Republic of Tanzania. is the 343rd day of the year (344th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Forms of government Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A constitutional monarchy is a form of government established under a constitutional system which acknowledges an elected or hereditary monarch as head of state, as opposed to an absolute monarchy, where the monarch is not bound by a... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Commonwealth of Nations as of 2006 Headquarters Marlborough House, London, UK Official languages English Membership 53 sovereign states Leaders  -  Queen Elizabeth II  -  Secretary-General Don McKinnon (since 1 April 2000) Establishment  -  Balfour Declaration 18 November 1926   -  Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931   -  London Declaration 28 April 1949  Area  -  Total... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar is part of Tanzania Coordinates: , Country Tanzania Islands Unguja and Pemba Capital Zanzibar City Settled AD 1000 Government  - Type semi-autonomous part of Tanzania  - President Amani Abeid Karume Area  - Both Islands  637 sq mi (1,651 km²) Population (2004)  - Both Islands 1,070...


Although Tanganyika still exists within Tanzania, the name is no longer used formally for the territory and its use can be politically sensitive, not only as throwback to colonial times, but also if it implies opposition to the union with Zanzibar. These days the name Tanganyika is used almost exclusively to mean the lake.

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History

Main article: History of Tanzania
Tanzania, the country consists of the mainland called Tanganyika and the islands of Zanzibar
Tanzania, the country consists of the mainland called Tanganyika and the islands of Zanzibar

The name 'Tanganyika' is derived from the Swahili words tanga meaning 'sail' and nyika meaning an 'uninhabited plain' or 'wilderness'. At its simplest it might therefore be understood as a description of the lake — 'sail in the wilderness'.[1] What is now Tanzania was a colony and part of Germany from the 1880s to 1919. ... Insert non-formatted text heremap of Tanzania, converted directly from CIA World Factbook GIF This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. ... Insert non-formatted text heremap of Tanzania, converted directly from CIA World Factbook GIF This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. ...


As European explorers and colonialists penetrated the African interior from Zanzibar in the second half of the 19th century, to Europeans Tanganyika came to mean, informally, the country around the lake, chiefly on the eastern side. When German East Africa was transferred to British control a new name was needed, and Tanganyika was adopted by the British for all the territory of German East Africa (except Rwanda and Burundi which went to Belgium, and the small Kionga Triangle which went to Mozambique). The Kionga Triangle was a tiny territory on the border between German East Africa (present-day Tanzania) and Mozambique, totalling just 1000 km² (400 mi²). It is now part of Mozambique. ...


In 1927, Tanganyika entered the Customs Union of Kenya and Uganda, as well as the East African Postal Union, later the East African Posts and Telecommunications Administration. Cooperation expanded with those countries in a number of ways, leading to the establishment of the East African High Commission (1948-1961) and the East African Common Services Organisation (1961-1967), forerunners of the East African Community. A customs union is a free trade area with a Common External Tariff. ... Anthem To Be Determined Arusha, Tanzania Membership 5 East African states Leaders  -  Secretary General Juma Mwapachu Area  -  Total 1,817,945 km²   sq mi  Population  -   estimate 124,858,568   -  Density 55 /km²   /sq mi GDP (PPP) 2005 estimate  -  Total US$ 104. ...


Postage stamps

Postage stamps which included "Tanganyika" in the inscription were issued from 1921 to 1962.


For more information, see Postage stamps and postal history of Tanganyika. Tanganyika was an East African republic within the British Commonwealth, named after Lake Tanganyika, which formed its western border. ...


References

  1. ^ John Knouse: A Political World Gazetteer: Africa website accessed 1 May 2007.
General references
  • Gordon-Brown, A., FRGS, (editor), The East Africa Year Book and Guide, London, 1954, 87pps, with maps.
  • Hill, J.F.R., and Moffett, J.P., Tanganyika - a Review of its Resources and their Development, published by the Government of Tanganyika, 1955, 924pps, with many maps.
  • Moffett, J.P., Handbook of Tanganyika, published by the Government of Tanganyika, 1958, 703pps, with maps.

External links

  • Map of Tanganyika and Zanzibar in 1886

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Tanganyika - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (424 words)
The name first appeared as the Mandated Territory of Tanganyika, which was formed from the colony of German East Africa, captured by the British during World War I and mandated to them in 1922 by the League of Nations.
Tanganyika is still the name of the mainland part, as Tanzania's name is derived from the names of both Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
Tanganyika District is located in the Katanga Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Tanganyika has never been sounded systematically, but the whole configuration of its valley points to its being generally deep, and this has been confirmed by a few actual measurements.
Though rumours of the existence of the lake had previously reached the east coast, Tanganyika was not visited by any European until, in 1858, the famous expedition of Burton and Speke reached the Arab settlement of Ujiji and partially explored the northern portion.
The greater part of the trade with Tanganyika is done by the African Lakes Corporation by the Shir-Nyasa route, but the Germans have opened up overland routes from Dar-es-Salaam.
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