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Tanganyika
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country in East Africa from 1961 to 1964
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Tanganyika was an East African country that existed as an independent nation from 1961 to 1964, following its independence from British colonial rule. It matters historically because it merged with Zanzibar in 1964 to form the modern nation of Tanzania.
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- Instance of
- historical country
- Named after
- Lake Tanganyika
- Continent
- Africa
- Capital
- Dar es Salaam
- Official language
- English language
- Currency
- East African rupee
- Form of government
- republic
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- member of
- United Nations
- Commonwealth Sport country code
- TAG
- replaced by
- Tanzania
- Commons category
- Tanganyika
- topic's main category
- Category:Tanganyika
- inception
- 1961-12-09
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1964-04-26
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Encyclopedic overview
Today part ofTanzania
1962 Tanganyika stamp depicting mountaineer Alex Nyirenda atop Uhuru Peak with Tanganyika flag
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tanganyika” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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