1962 Tanganyikan presidential election

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Presidential elections were held in Tanganyika on 1 November 1962. They were the first elections following independence the previous year and the decision to form a republic. Julius Nyerere, leader of the ruling Tanganyika African National Union and incumbent Prime Minister won easily with 98% of the vote.^[1] No further multi-party elections were held until 1995.

Results

There were around 1.8 million registered voters.^[2]

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