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Address by Julius Nyerere at the ceremony to mark the independence of Tanganyika (9 December 1961)

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On 9 December 1961, the new Prime Minister of Tanganyika, Julius Kambarage Nyerere, gives an address at the ceremony held to mark the proclamation of the country’s independence.

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Source: NYERERE, Julius Kambarage. Speech by the Prime Minister at the independence ceremony 9th December 1961. 09-12-1961. Kept in: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). CO - Records of the Colonial Office, Commonwealth and Foreign and Commonwealth Offices, Empire Marketing Board, and related bodies, CO 822 - Colonial Office: East Africa: Original Correspondence. Tanganyika independence celebrations, 1961. Speeches to be made, CO 822/2979.

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Metadata

Metadata language: en
Categories: Speeches and hearings
Type: Physical document
Original title: Speech by the Prime Minister at the independence ceremony 9th December 1961
Speaker: Nyerere, Julius Kambarage
Creation date: 09/12/1961
Number of pages: 3 p.

Location

Provider: The National Archives of the UK (TNA)
Archive collection: CO - Records of the Colonial Office, Commonwealth and Foreign and Commonwealth Offices, Empire Marketing Board, and related bodies
Archive sub-collection: CO 822 - Colonial Office: East Africa: Original Correspondence. Tanganyika independence celebrations, 1961
Folder name: Speeches to be made
Folder number: CO 822/2979