Tanganyika Territory

Tanganyika Territory
1916–1961
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: God Save the King (1916–1952) God Save the Queen (1952–1961)
League of Nations mandates in the Middle East and Africa, with no. 11 representing Tanganyika
Status	Mandate of the United Kingdom
Capital	Dar es Salaam
Common languages	English (official)
Religion	Protestantism, Catholicism, Islam and others.
Monarch
• 1916–1936	George V
• 1952–1961	Elizabeth II
Governor
• 1916–1925	Horace Archer Byatt
• 1958–1961	Richard Turnbull
History
• Anglo-Belgian invasion	1916
• Mandate created	20 July 1922
• Independence	9 December 1961
Currency	East African shilling
Preceded by Succeeded by German East Africa Tanganyika
Today part of	Tanzania

Tanganyika was a colonial territory in East Africa which was administered by the United Kingdom in various guises from 1916 until 1961. It was initially administered under a military occupation regime. From 20 July 1922, it was formalised into a League of Nations mandate under British rule. From 1946, it was administered by the UK as a United Nations trust territory.

Before World War I, Tanganyika formed part of the German colony of German East Africa. It was gradually occupied by forces from the British Empire and Belgian Congo during the East Africa Campaign, although German resistance continued until 1918. After this, the League of Nations formalised control of the area by the UK, who renamed it "Tanganyika". The UK held Tanganyika as a League of Nations mandate until the end of World War II after which it was held as a United Nations trust territory. In 1961, Tanganyika gained its independence from the UK as Tanganyika, joining the Commonwealth. It became a republic a year later. Tanganyika now forms part of the modern-day sovereign state of Tanzania.