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GENERAL ELECTION 2020: How 1960 elections sealed the fate of independent candidates

Mwl Julius Nyerere and his colleagues in a happy mood after election results were announced in 1960. Tanu carried 70 0ut of 70 seats. PHOTO | FILE

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The 1960 General Election served the role of teaching Tanu the virtue of intra-party democracy and respecting people’s wishes during primaries

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