Tanganyika gained independence from the United Kingdom on 9 December, 1961, and later Tanganyika formed a union with Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanzania. 
Tanganyika ilijipatia uhuru wake kutoka Uingereza Desemba 9, 1961, na baade Tanganyika iliungana na Zanzibar kuunda Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania.