Legislative Council of Tanganyika
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The Legislative Council of Tanganyika was the colonial-era legislative body that governed the British-administered territory of Tanganyika before independence and the later formation of Tanzania’s modern parliament.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legislative Council of Tanganyika canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial legislative council
ⓘ
legislature ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Colonial Office
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanganyika African National Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition |
appointed members
ⓘ
elected members ⓘ official members ⓘ unofficial members ⓘ |
| country | Tanganyika Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryNow | Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedAsResultOf | independence of Tanganyika ⓘ |
| establishedBy | British colonial authorities ⓘ |
| followedBy |
National Assembly of Tanganyika
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parliament of Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
advising the colonial governor
ⓘ
lawmaking for Tanganyika under British rule ⓘ |
| governmentType | colonial representative body ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentRole | Governor of Tanganyika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late colonial period in East Africa ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Tanganyika Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | British colonial ordinances ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor |
British-administered Tanganyika
ⓘ
Tanganyika Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanganyika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Dar es Salaam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsInBuilding | legislative buildings in Dar es Salaam ⓘ |
| memberSelection |
appointment by the governor
ⓘ
limited elections in later years ⓘ |
| oversightOf | colonial administration of Tanganyika ⓘ |
| partOf | colonial administration of Tanganyika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
British mandate territory under League of Nations
ⓘ
United Nations trust territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | German colonial administration in German East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingOfficer | Governor of Tanganyika ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
East African colonial legislatures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Legislative Council of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Legislative Council of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | independent Tanganyika legislature ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | managed transition from colonial rule to self-government in Tanganyika ⓘ |
| significance |
framework for constitutional development in Tanganyika
ⓘ
precursor to modern Parliament of Tanzania ⓘ |
| subjectOf | constitutional reforms before independence ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislature | unicameral legislature ⓘ |
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