What is Tanganyika?
Q: What is Tanganyika?
A: Tanganyika is the mainland part of Tanzania. It was an East African territory lying between the Indian Ocean and the African Great Lakes.
Q: When was Tanganyika an independent state?
A: From 9 December 1961 to 26 April 1964, Tanganyika was an independent state.
Q: What parts were once part of German East Africa?
A: The parts that are today's Rwanda and Burundi were once part of German East Africa.
Q: How did Britain acquire Tanganyika?
A: Britain acquired Tanganyika under the 1919 Treaty of Versailles, which was confirmed by a League of Nations Mandate in 1922, later becoming a United Nations Trust Territory.
Q: When did it become a Commonwealth Realm?
A: On 9 December 1961, Tanganyika became independent as a Commonwealth Realm.
Q: When did it become the Republic of Tanganyika within the Commonwealth of Nations? A:On 9 December 1962, it became the Republic of Tanganyika within the Commonwealth of Nations.
Q: What is its name now?
A:The name 'Tanganyika' is no longer used formally for this territory; however, it still exists within Tanzania and is often used to refer to Lake Tanganyika or as a convenient way to refer to mainland Tanzania which has different geography and culture from Zanzibar.
