The colony of German East Africa () was founded in the 1880s, after the German explorer Carl Peters signed treaties with native chieftains on neighboring Zanzibar. On 3 March 1885, the government of the German Empire granted an imperial charter to the German East Africa Company, and a protectorate was established. German colonial rule in the region lasted until World War I, when the British occupied the colony during the East African campaign. The Tanganyika Territory was officially established on 20 July 1922, when Britain acquired a mandate to administer the region as a result of Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations. On 18 April 1946, the mandate was reorganized as a Trust Territory of the United Nations. Afterwards, the region remained under British administration until it gained independence on 9 December 1961 as Tanganyika.
List
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
TenurePortrait Incumbent NotesGerman East AfricaProtectorate27 May 1885 to 8 February 1888Carl Peters, Administrator8 February 1888 to 1 January 1891Hermann von Wissmann, ReichskommissarImperial commissioner, 1st timeColony1 January 1891 to 21 February 1891Hermann von Wissmann, ReichskommissarImperial commissioner, 1st time21 February 1891 to 15 September 1893Julius von Soden, Governor1891 Rüdiger, acting Governoracting for Soden15 September 1893 to 25 April 1895Friedrich von Schele, Governor25 April 1895 to 3 December 1896Hermann von Wissmann, Governor2nd time3 December 1896 to 12 March 1901Eduard von Liebert, Governor12 March 1901 to 15 April 1906Gustav Adolf von Götzen, Governor15 April 1906 to 22 April 1912Albrecht von Rechenberg, Governor22 April 1912 to 14 November 1918Heinrich Schnee, GovernorFrom 9 October 1916 on the move in opposition to British forces, together with General d. Inf. Lettow-Vorbeck's colonial troops. Later served as the last President of the DKG, from 1930 to 1936Occupation of German East Africa by United Kingdom9 October 1916 to 22 July 1920 Horace Archer Byatt, AdministratorFrom 1918, Sir Horace Archer Byatt22 July 1920 to 20 July 1922Sir Horace Archer Byatt, GovernorTanganyika TerritoryLeague of Nations Mandate (administered by United Kingdom)20 July 1922 to 5 March 1925 Sir Horace Archer Byatt, Governor1924 to 5 March 1925John Scott, acting Governoracting for Byatt5 March 1925 to 1 February 1931General Notice No. 140, The Tanganyika Territory Gazette, 1931-01-31 Donald Charles Cameron, Governor1 February 1931 to 23 May 1931General Notice No. 570, The Tanganyika Territory Gazette, 1931-05-23 Sir Douglas James Jardine, acting Governoracting for Cameron23 May 1931 to February 1934George Stewart Symes, Governor19 February 1934 to 8 July 1938Sir Harold Alfred MacMichael, Governor8 July 1938 to 19 June 1941Sir Mark Aitchinson Young, Governor19 June 1941 to 28 April 1945 Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson, Governor28 April 1945 to 11 December 1946Sir William Denis Battershill, GovernorUnited Nations Trust Territory (administered by United Kingdom)11 December 1946 to 18 June 1949Sir William Denis Battershill, Governor18 June 1949 to 16 June 1958Sir Edward Francis Twining, Governor16 June 1958 to 15 July 1958 Arthur John Grattan-Bellew, Officer Administering the Government15 July 1958 to 9 December 1961 Sir Richard Gordon Turnbull, Governor9 December 1961Independence as Tanganyika
For continuation after independence, see: List of heads of state of Tanzania#Governor-General
See also History of Tanzania Politics of Tanzania President of Tanzania List of heads of state of Tanzania Vice-President of Tanzania Prime Minister of Tanzania List of prime ministers of Tanzania List of sultans of Zanzibar President of Zanzibar Vice President of Zanzibar List of heads of government of Zanzibar
References
External links World Statesmen – Tanzania
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