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Tanganyika: see Tanzania Tanzania (tăn'zənē`ə, –zăn`ēə, Swahili tänzänē`ä) ..... Click the link for more information. . Tanganyika 1. a former state in E Africa: became part of German East Africa in 1884; ceded to Britain as a League of Nations mandate in 1919 and as a UN trust territory in 1946; gained independence in 1961 and united with Zanzibar in 1964 as the United Republic of Tanzania 2. Lake. a lake in central Africa between Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre), bordering also on Burundi and Zambia, in the Great Rift Valley: the longest freshwater lake in the world. Area: 32 893 sq. km (12 700 sq. miles). Length: 676 km (420 miles) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There, having witnessed African nationalism culminate in 1961 in Tanganyikan independence from British rule, they supported and participated in the formation of FRELIMO (Front for the Liberation of Mozambique). Sibley, Tanganyikan Guerilla: East African Campaign 1914-1918 (London: Ballantine, 1973), 18. |
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