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===Immigration to Tanzania=== | ===Immigration to Tanzania=== | ||
*German rule began in mainland Tanzania during the late 19th century when '''Germany formed German East Africa'''. By 1914, in all of German East Africa there were 3,579 Germans. | *German rule began in mainland Tanzania during the late 19th century when '''Germany formed German East Africa'''. By 1914, in all of German East Africa there were 3,579 Germans. About 70,000 Africans worked on the plantations of GEA/ | ||
*This was followed by '''British rule after World War I'''. | *This was followed by '''British rule after World War I'''. | ||
*The mainland was governed as Tanganyika, with the Zanzibar Archipelago remaining a separate colonial jurisdiction. Following their respective independence in 1961 and 1963, the two entities merged in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. The countries had joined the British Commonwealth in 1961 and Tanzania is still a member of the Commonwealth as one republic. | *The mainland was governed as Tanganyika, with the Zanzibar Archipelago remaining a separate colonial jurisdiction. Following their respective independence in 1961 and 1963, the two entities merged in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. The countries had joined the British Commonwealth in 1961 and Tanzania is still a member of the Commonwealth as one republic. | ||