ABSTRACT
Tanganyikabecameindependentin1961andin1964itjoinedwithZanzibarto formtheUnitedRepublicofTanzania.In1962and1963legislationwaspassed abolishingmostfeaturesofthechiefdomsystemandapparentlyestablishingaframeworkofelectedlocalcouncilsandnominatedexecutiveofficerstocarryouttheformer administrativefunctionsofthechiefsandtheirsubordinaterulers.82Detailsarenot availableupontheexactformofthesenewinstitutionsinthegreaterUnyamweziarea.
