Tanganyika was a nation in Central West Africa. The country possessed vast mineral wealth. It was covered mostly by thick jungle and its population was widely dispersed.
History[]
In 1859, the Eighth Doctor and Charley Pollard visited Tanganyika in the hope of meeting the Victorian explorer Pieter Mon Marchè. (AUDIO: The Man Who Wasn't There)
In the late 1870s, Penelope Gate had been to Tanganyika during a year of travelling before her wedding. (PROSE: The Room With No Doors)
In 1989, there was an ebola virus outbreak in Tanganyika.
In 2013, general Theodoru took control over the country in an army coup, replacing a previous dictator with himself. In 2014, with his help, the Sentinels of the New Dawn intended to cause an ebola epidemic to take power. (AUDIO: The Sentinels of the New Dawn)
Alternate timeline[]
On the Silurian Earth in an alternate 1993, Lake Tanganyika and Lake Victoria were being enlarged to become inland fisheries. (PROSE: Blood Heat)
Behind the scenes[]
- In the real world, German East Africa (1885-1919) became the Territory of Tanganyika (1922-1961), which became the independent Republic of Tanganyika (1962-1964). In 1964, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged together as Tanzania.
- Tanganyika was also located in East Africa, rather than West Africa as in the Doctor Who universe.