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STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE

 

TANGANYIKA

First world war 1914-1918

1919 League of Nation created to maintain world peace 

League of nation handed Tanganyika to Britain to rule on their behalf as a Territory Trust and governor appointed administer on behalf of Britain 

The British count rule Tanganyika for the following

Reasons

  • Lack of money(capital)
  • Lack of personnel
  • The Territory was too large

African's grievances

  • Racism
  • Low wages
  • Poor schools
  • Low standards of living
  • Forced labour

Associations formed between 1922-1929

1922

TanganyikaTerritoryAfrican Civil Servants Associations

Its demands

 

  • Better terms of work for workers
  • High prices for agricultural products
  • Development in agriculture

1924
Kilimanjaro Native planters Association(KNPA)

 

1929

Tanganyika Territory African Civil Servants Association(TTACSA) founded a political party called Tanganyika African Association(TAA)

TAA DEMANDS

  • Better jobs for Africans
  • Unite all community organizations
  • Fight for African representation in the legislative council (Legco).

1945 Julius Nyerere joined TAA.
1953Nyerere became TAA President

 

TAA aimed at gaining self rule

July 7th 1954 TAA changed toTanganyika African National Union (TANU)

Nyerere  was the president and Oscar Kambona as the Secretary

Nyerere was nominated to the Legco

1955 Africans number in the Legco increased

1956 Europeans founded United Tanganyika party(UTP)

UTP was defeated in 1958 elections

 

Reasons for rapid steps towards independence in 1955

◆Appointment of governor Richard Turnbull in195

◆Unite Nation Organization(UNO) urged Britain to grant Africans independence

◆Few political parties

◆Few European settlers to oppose the transfer of power

◆Nyerere and his colleagues provided effective leadership

◆September 1960 elections held TANU Won  0 out of 73 seats and Nyerere became chief minister as Tanganyika granted self government

◆1961 December Tanganyika was granted full independence with Nyerere as president

◆1964 Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form United Republic of Tanzania