Tanzania was formed as a sovereign state on April 26, 1964, through the union of the theretofore separate states of Tanganyika and Zanzibar as the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. (It was renamed the United Republic of Tanzania in October 1964). Before that, Tanganyika had gained independence from Great Britain on December 9, 1961, and Zanzibar became independent from Great Britain on December 10, 1963.
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