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by Vincent Morley, 08 Dec 1996
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In section of new flags in the Flag Bulletin 01 is the new flag of
Tanganyika:
09 December 1961 Tanganyika will become independent. Details of the new national
flag were released by its information service on 08 July 1961. The design
consist of three horizontal stripes of alternate bright green, black
and bright green, all of equal width and length. This combination has been
used for a long time by the country's chief political party TANU whose
leader Julius Nyerere became the new prime minister. Added to the party flag
are two smaller stripe of gold (i.e. yellow) probably in order to make
the flag conform to heraldic rules, whereby a colour must not touch colour.
Each of these stripes is to be 1/16 of the flag width. Green represents
land, black is for the people, and gold represents the country's mineral
resources. Official sizes are
6' x 4' and 8' x 12'. The new design replaces the
Tanganyika ensign with the badge
showing the giraffe head.
Jaume Ollé, 17 Apr 2001
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by Mikhail Revnivtsev, 4 Apr 2004
In the French vexillological bulletin Vexillologia, N 1/2 Tome II, 1969, p.47, edited by Georges Pash, it states that the first flag of Tanganyika accepted in 1961 has consisted of three horizontal stripes: green, white and orange. The green - black flag was accepted several months later.
In the book " United Republic of Tanzania ", Moscow, 1980, (in Russian),
it states:
In October, 1960 to Tanganyika it has been given internal self-government,
in the council of Ministers, headed by the British Governor, have been
included 4 Europeans, 7 Africans and 1 representative of the Asian minority.
The constitutional conference took place in March, 1961 in the capital, Dar es Salaam.
According to its decisions on 01 May 1961 Tanganyika has received a
full autonomy (Legislative Council has been renamed into National Assembly,
and Council of Ministers - in the Cabinet). Declaration of independence
of Tanganyika took place on 09 Dec 1961.
Apart from the TANU there were several other political movements: African
National Congress (ANC), National Convention
Party (NCP), National Initiative Party (NIP) and others.
Within one year, on 09 Dec 1962, the country has been proclaimed a republic.
The one-party system TANU was established only in March, 1963.
Could this green - white - orange flag be a temporary flag from 1 May
till 9 Dec 1961?
Possibly this non-party flag has been designed to symbolize Africans
(green), Europeans (white) and Asians (orange)?
Mikhail Revnivtsev, 04 Apr 2004
Pasch reported this flag for Tanganyika. But later some reports seems
to indicate that the flag was in fact a confusion, and was not hoisted
as national flag, but as flag of the Indian community.
Jaume Ollé, 05 Apr 2004
In Guide to the Flags of the World, by Mauro Talocci, 1977 (reprint
1986) [tal77] I found:
"The flag of Tanganyika consisted of two green bands with a black one
in between. When Tanganyika became independent in 1961, two thin yellow
stripes were added to symbolize the mineral resources of the country".
The TANU flag may have been the Tanganyika
flag between 01 May and 09 Dec 1961.
Jarig Bakker, 05 Apr 2004
