General elections were held in

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on 30 August 1960, following the agreement of the

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to establish internal self-government for the territory. The

Tanganyika African National Union The Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) was the principal political party in the struggle for sovereignty in the East African state of Tanganyika (now Tanzania). The party was formed from the Tanganyika African Association by Julius Nyerere ...

won 70 of the 71 elected seats, whilst the other went to a TANU member who had stood against the official TANU candidate, and immediately joined TANU faction after being elected.Elections in Tanzania
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Results

References

{{Tanganyikan elections, state=expanded Elections in Tanzania 1960 in Tanganyika

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