British Tanganyika
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British Tanganyika was the British-administered mandate and later trust territory in East Africa that governed the region of present-day mainland Tanzania between World War I and independence.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Tanganyika canonical | 2 |
| British Trust Territory of Tanganyika | 1 |
| Republic of Tanganyika | 1 |
| Sovereign State of Tanganyika | 1 |
| flag of Tanganyika | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: British Tanganyika Context triple: [Fipa, colonialHistoryUnder, British Tanganyika]
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British East Africa
British East Africa was a former British colonial territory in East Africa, primarily encompassing present-day Kenya and neighboring regions, administered under various imperial arrangements until the mid-20th century.
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B.
Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
The Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar was the 1964 political merger of the mainland territory of Tanganyika and the island nation of Zanzibar that created the modern state of Tanzania.
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C.
Nyasaland
Nyasaland was a former British protectorate in southeastern Africa that later became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964.
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D.
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was a mid-20th-century semi-autonomous colonial union in southern Africa that combined the territories of modern-day Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi under British rule.
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E.
Rhodesia
Rhodesia was an unrecognized, white-minority-ruled state in southern Africa that existed from 1965 to 1979 in the territory of modern-day Zimbabwe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: British Tanganyika Target entity description: British Tanganyika was the British-administered mandate and later trust territory in East Africa that governed the region of present-day mainland Tanzania between World War I and independence.
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A.
British East Africa
British East Africa was a former British colonial territory in East Africa, primarily encompassing present-day Kenya and neighboring regions, administered under various imperial arrangements until the mid-20th century.
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B.
Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
The Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar was the 1964 political merger of the mainland territory of Tanganyika and the island nation of Zanzibar that created the modern state of Tanzania.
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C.
Nyasaland
Nyasaland was a former British protectorate in southeastern Africa that later became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964.
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D.
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was a mid-20th-century semi-autonomous colonial union in southern Africa that combined the territories of modern-day Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi under British rule.
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E.
Rhodesia
Rhodesia was an unrecognized, white-minority-ruled state in southern Africa that existed from 1965 to 1979 in the territory of modern-day Zimbabwe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
League of Nations mandate
ⓘ
United Nations trust territory ⓘ former British territory ⓘ |
| administeredAs | separate colony from Kenya and Uganda ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Belgian Congo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyasaland NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruanda-Urundi NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Dar es Salaam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonLanguage | Swahili ⓘ |
| containsLake |
Lake Nyasa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Tanganyika NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMountain |
Mount Kilimanjaro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Meru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| correspondsToModernTerritory | mainland Tanzania ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currency | East African shilling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1961 ⓘ |
| endDateAsTrustTerritory | 1961 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Tanganyika
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | British Colonial Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| independenceDate | 1961-12-09 ⓘ |
| independenceFrom | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| independenceLeader | Julius Nyerere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| independenceMovement | Tanganyika African National Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
Class B mandate
ⓘ
UN trust territory ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Africa
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East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mandatedBy | League of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | German East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | mainland territory (excluding Zanzibar) ⓘ |
| religionMajority |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| startDate | 1916 ⓘ |
| startDateAsMandate | 1922 ⓘ |
| startDateAsTrustTerritory | 1946 ⓘ |
| trusteeshipBy | United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: British Tanganyika Description of subject: British Tanganyika was the British-administered mandate and later trust territory in East Africa that governed the region of present-day mainland Tanzania between World War I and independence.
Referenced by (6)
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