Tanganyikan_general_election,_1960

1960 Tanganyikan general election

1960 Tanganyikan general election

Election of the Tanganyika African National Union to the Legislative Council

General elections were held in Tanganyika on 30 August 1960, following the agreement of the United Kingdom to establish internal self-government for the territory. The Tanganyika African National Union won 70 of the 71 elected seats,[1] whilst the other went to a TANU member who had stood against the official TANU candidate, and immediately joined TANU faction after being elected.[2]

Results

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References

  1. [1]
    Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p878 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  2. [2]
    Elections in Tanzania African Elections Database
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