List of colonial heads of Tanganyika

Term	Incumbent	Notes
German East Africa German East Africa German East Africa was a German colony in East Africa, which included what are now :Burundi, :Rwanda and Tanganyika . Its area was , nearly three times the size of Germany today....
German East Africa German East Africa German East Africa was a German colony in East Africa, which included what are now :Burundi, :Rwanda and Tanganyika . Its area was , nearly three times the size of Germany today.... Protectorate
27 May 1885 to 8 February 1888	Karl Peters Karl Peters Karl Peters , was a German colonial ruler, explorer, politician and author, the prime mover behind the foundation of the German colony of East Africa... , Administrator
8 February 1888 to 1 January 1891	Hermann Wissmann Hermann Wissmann Hermann von Wissmann was a German explorer and administrator in Africa.-Early life:Born in Frankfurt an der Oder, Wissmann was enlisted in the Army in 1870 and was commissioned a Lieutenant four years later. Wissmann served Mecklenburg in Füsilierregiment No. 90 posted at Rostock... , Reichskommissar	Imperial commissioner, 1st time
German East Africa German East Africa German East Africa was a German colony in East Africa, which included what are now :Burundi, :Rwanda and Tanganyika . Its area was , nearly three times the size of Germany today.... Colony
1 January 1891 to 21 February 1891	Hermann Wissmann Hermann Wissmann Hermann von Wissmann was a German explorer and administrator in Africa.-Early life:Born in Frankfurt an der Oder, Wissmann was enlisted in the Army in 1870 and was commissioned a Lieutenant four years later. Wissmann served Mecklenburg in Füsilierregiment No. 90 posted at Rostock... , Reichskommissar	Imperial commissioner, 1st time
21 February 1891 to 15 September 1893	Julius Freiherr von Soden, Governor
1891	Rüdiger Rüdiger Rüdiger is a German given name. The meaning comes from Old High German: hruod and ger . The name got popular because of the character Rüdiger von Bechelaren from Nibelung.- People named Rüdiger :... , acting Governor	Acting for Soden
15 September 1893 to 25 April 1895	Friedrich Radbod Freiher von Schele, Governor
25 April 1895 to 3 December 1896	Hermann Wissmann Hermann Wissmann Hermann von Wissmann was a German explorer and administrator in Africa.-Early life:Born in Frankfurt an der Oder, Wissmann was enlisted in the Army in 1870 and was commissioned a Lieutenant four years later. Wissmann served Mecklenburg in Füsilierregiment No. 90 posted at Rostock... , Governor	2nd time
3 December 1896 to 12 March 1901	Eduard von Liebert, Governor
12 March 1901 to 15 April 1906	Gustav Adolf Graf von Götzen Gustav Adolf von Götzen Count Gustav Adolf von Götzen was a German explorer and Governor of German East Africa. He was the second European to set foot in Rwanda, after Dr Oscar Baumann, and later presided over the bloody quashing of the Maji Maji Rebellion in what is now Tanzania.- Early life :Götzen studied law at the... , Governor
15 April 1906 to 22 April 1912	Georg Albrecht Freiherr von Rechenberg, Governor
22 April 1912 to 14 November 1918	Albert Heinrich Schnee, Governor	From 9 October 1916 on the move in opposition to British forces
Occupation of German East Africa East African Campaign (World War I) The East African Campaign was a series of battles and guerrilla actions which started in German East Africa and ultimately affected portions of Mozambique, Northern Rhodesia, British East Africa, Uganda, and the Belgian Congo. The campaign was effectively ended in November 1917... by United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
9 October 1916 to 22 July 1920	Horace Archer Byatt, Administrator	From 1918, Sir Horace Archer Byatt
22 July 1920 to 20 July 1922	Sir Horace Archer Byatt, Governor
League of Nations Mandate (administered by United Kingdom)
20 July 1922 to 5 March 1925	Sir Horace Archer Byatt, Governor
1924 to 5 March 1925	John Scott, acting Governor	Acting for Byatt
5 March 1925 to January 1931	Donald Charles Cameron, Governor
1929	Sir Douglas James Jardine Douglas James Jardine For the article about the English cricketer who captained the Bodyline Ashes tour, see Douglas JardineSir Douglas James Jardine, KCMG, OBE was a British colonial administrator, holding the posts of Governor of North Borneo, Sierra Leone and the Leeward Islands during his career.-Biography:Jardine... , acting Governor	Acting for Cameron
January 1931 to February 1934	George Stewart Symes George Stewart Symes Lieutenant Colonel Sir George Stewart Symes GCB, GCMG, DSO was a British Army officer and colonial governor.Symes served in the South African War in 1902 and in the Aden Hinterland, 1903-1904... , Governor
19 February 1934 to 8 July 1938	Sir Harold Alfred MacMichael Harold MacMichael Sir Harold Alfred MacMichael, GCMG, DSO , was a British colonial administrator.-Early service:MacMichael graduated with a first from Magdalene College, Cambridge. After passing his civil service exam, he entered the service of the British Empire in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan... , Governor
8 July 1938 to 19 June 1941	Sir Mark Aitchinson Young Mark Aitchison Young Sir Mark Aitchison Young, GCMG was a British administrator who became the Governor of Hong Kong during the years immediately before and after the Japanese occupation of the territory.-Early life, service in war:... , Governor
19 June 1941 to 28 April 1945	Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson was a British colonial governor.Jackson was the 23rd Governor of Mauritius from August 30, 1930, to June 7, 1937, and was knighted on June 3, 1931. During this period the constitution was modified in 1933, and Dr Maurice Curé founded the worker's party as first... , Governor
28 April 1945 to 11 December 1946	Sir William Denis Battershill, Governor
United Nations Trust Territory (administered by United Kingdom)
11 December 1946 to 18 June 1949	Sir William Denis Battershill, Governor
18 June 1949 to June 1958	Sir Edward Francis Twining Edward Twining, Baron Twining Edward Francis Twining, Baron Twining, GCMG, MBE, KStJ, , known as Sir Edward Twining from 1949 to 1958, was a British diplomat, formerly Governor of North Borneo and Governor of Tanganyika. He was a member of the Twining tea family... , Governor
15 July 1958 to 9 December 1961	Sir Richard Gordon Turnbull Richard Turnbull (colonial governor) Richard Gordon Turnbull was a British colonial governor and the last governor of the British mandate of Tanganyika from 1958–1961. Following the country's independence, he was governor-general from 9 December 1961 – 9 December 1962.-Biography:... , Governor
9 December 1961	Independence as Tanganyika Tanganyika Tanganyika , later formally the Republic of Tanganyika, was a sovereign state in East Africa from 1961 to 1964. It was situated between the Indian Ocean and the African Great Lakes of Lake Victoria, Lake Malawi and Lake Tanganyika...

For continuation after independence, see: List of Governors-General of Tanganyika

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