Tanganyika in Context with the Cuban Missile Crisis By Isabela Vitta Mar 8, 1919 League of Nations gives Britain a mandate over Tanganyika League of Nations gives Britain a mandate over Tanganyika - today's mainland Tanzania. Mar 8, 1929 Tanganyika African Association founded Mar 8, 1946 United Nations converts British mandate over Tanganyika into a trusteeship Mar 8, 1954 Julius Nyerere and Oscar Kambona transform the Tanganyika African Association into the Tanganyika African National Union Jan 8, 1959 Fidel Castro proclaims himself new leader of Cuba Period: Jan 21, 1961 to Nov 22, 1963 Kennedy in Office as US President Mar 8, 1961 Tanganyika becomes independent with Julius Nyerere as prime minister Period: Oct 14, 1962 to Oct 28, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Oct 20, 1962 President Kennedy announces blockade of Cuba Dec 9, 1962 Tanganyika becomes a republic with Nyerere as president
