He became the leader of an independent Tanganyika in 1961 .
In Tanganyika , Julius Nyerere exerted influence not only among Africans , united by the common Swahili language , but also on some white leaders whose disproportionate voice under a racially weighted constitution was significant .
Julius Nyerere became the leader of an independent Tanganyika in 1961 .
In Tanganyika , Julius Nyerere exerted influence not only among Africans , united by the common Swahili language , but also on some white leaders whose disproportionate voice under a racially weighted constitution was significant .