Tanganyika becomes independent as Tanzania within the Commonwealth with Julius Nyerere as prime minister.

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South African History Online. (2011, December 5). Tanganyika becomes independent as Tanzania within the Commonwealth with Julius Nyerere as prime minister.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070554

South African History Online (2011) 'Tanganyika becomes independent as Tanzania within the Commonwealth with Julius Nyerere as prime minister.', South African History Online, 5 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070554 (Accessed: 30 September 2026).

South African History Online, Tanganyika becomes independent as Tanzania within the Commonwealth with Julius Nyerere as prime minister. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070554, (accessed 30 September 2026).

"Tanganyika becomes independent as Tanzania within the Commonwealth with Julius Nyerere as prime minister.." South African History Online, 5 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070554. Accessed 30 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Tanganyika becomes independent as Tanzania within the Commonwealth with Julius Nyerere as prime minister.." South African History Online. December 5, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070554.