Negotiations with the British authorities resulted in Tanganyikan independence in 1961. In 1962, Tanganyika became a republic, with Nyerere elected as its first president
Kukambirana ndi akuluakulu a boma la Britain kunabweretsa ufulu ku Tanganyika mu 1961. Mu 1962, Tanganyika linakhala dziko lodziyimira palokha ndipo Nyerere anasankhidwa kukhala mtsogoleri wa dziko woyamba