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    The Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) was the principal political party in the struggle for sovereignty in the East African state of Tanganyika (now...
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    fresh elections were held. Both elections were won by the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU), which led the country to independence in December...
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  • was transformed into the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) in 1954 by Julius Nyerere. Stock, Robert F. (2004). Africa south of the Sahara: a geographical...
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    National Assembly (the majority of whom were members of the Tanganyika African National Union Party) thoroughly revised the new constitution to favour a...
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  • The Articles of Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar of 1964 is the main foundation of the Constitutions of the United Republic of Tanzania of 1977 and the...
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  • independence of Tanganyika in 1961 to the present day. From 1961 to 1962 the head of state under the Constitution of 1961 was the Queen of Tanganyika, Elizabeth...
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  • People's Republic of Zanzibar united with mainland Tanganyika to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, which was later renamed to the United...
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  • attained its independence in 1961. It first governed as the Tanganyika African National Union, before merging with the Afro-Shirazi Party to form the Chama...
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    Julius Nyerere (category Tanganyika African National Union politicians)
    of the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) party, and of its successor Chama Cha Mapinduzi, from 1954 to 1990. Ideologically an African nationalist...
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  • level, organized a political party—the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU). On 9 December 1961, Tanganyika became independent, though retaining the...
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    party in Africa, only after the True Whig Party of Liberia. It was formed in 1977, following the merger of the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU)...
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  • figure in African women's politics and the independence movement in Tanganyika, mobilizing women to join the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) political...
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    In 1954, the Tanganyika African Association – which spoke out against British colonial rule – became the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) under...
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    with the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) and then as president from 1987 after the merger with the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) and retaining...
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  • Communist Party, Umma Party Political party: Tanganyika African Association, Tanganyika African National Union Political party: Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP)...
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  • wa Vijana, i.e., the youth wing of Tanzania's ruling party Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) (renamed Chama cha Mapinduzi in 1977). The band was...
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  • Morogoro Conference (category History of the African National Congress)
    of African Unity, and speeches were also made by representatives of the All-African Trade Union Federation, the Tanganyika African National Union, the...
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  • governor Edward Twining in 1956 as a counter to the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU), an African nationalist party led by Julius Nyerere. The UTP...
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    participated in the elections, namely Tanganyika African Union (TANU), United Tanganyika Party (UTP) and African National Congress (ANC), only TANU won in...
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    Sofia Kawawa (category Tanganyika African National Union politicians)
    the co-founders of the Tanzania Women's Union (UWT). She was a member of the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) party and later Chama Cha Mapinduzi...
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    Bibi Titi Mohammed (category Tanganyika African National Union politicians)
    Tanzania, Julius Nyerere. Bibi Titi Mohammed was a member of the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU), the party that fought for the independence of Tanzania...
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  • declared 7 July as Swahili Language Day in 2022. On 7 July 1954, Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) leader Julius Kambarage Nyerere, the eventual first...
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    Afro-Shirazi Party (category African and Black nationalist parties in Africa)
    the party joined with the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) to form Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM). Tanganyika African Association "Zanzibar: 1963...
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    Elizabeth II was Queen of Tanganyika from 1961 to 1962, when Tanganyika was an independent sovereign state and a constitutional monarchy. She was also...
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  • Ally Sykes (category Tanganyika African National Union politicians)
    of the Tanganyika African National Union. Ally was born on 10 October 1926 in Dar es Salaam to Kleist Sykes during the British rule of Tanganyika. He served...
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  • parties of Tanzania merged. In particular, the ASP and the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU), merged to create Tanzania's ruling party, the CCM...
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  • 1980 Tanzanian general election (category 1980 elections in Africa)
    legal party, following the 1977 merger of the mainland-based Tanganyika African National Union and the Zanzibar-based Afro-Shirazi Party, which had previously...
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  • Victoria in northern Tanganyika under the leadership of Julius Nyerere. Nyerere was the leader of the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU), the party...
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    Chaga people (category Indigenous peoples of East Africa)
    female Tanzanian Minister Tanganyika African National Union Asanterabi Zephaniah Nsilo Swai - Tanganyika African National Union Edwin Mtei – CHADEMA Augustine...
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    Rashidi Kawawa (category Tanganyika African National Union politicians)
    was in this capacity that he began to take a more active role in the Tanganyika independence struggle, mobilizing employees. He was previously the Secretary...
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