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League of Nations gives Britain a mandate over Tanganyika
League of Nations gives Britain a mandate over Tanganyika - today's mainland Tanzania. -
Tanganyika African Association founded
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United Nations converts British mandate over Tanganyika into a trusteeship
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Julius Nyerere and Oscar Kambona transform the Tanganyika African Association into the Tanganyika African National Union
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Fidel Castro proclaims himself new leader of Cuba
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Kennedy in Office as US President
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Tanganyika becomes independent with Julius Nyerere as prime minister
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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President Kennedy announces blockade of Cuba
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Tanganyika becomes a republic with Nyerere as president