Arusha declaration

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Monument to the Declaration in Arusha

The Arusha Declaration (full English title The Arusha Declaration: A Declaration Outlining Tanzania's Policy on Socialism and Self-Reliance ; German about “The Arusha Declaration: A Declaration on Tanzania's Policy of Socialism and Self-Reliance ”) was a political initiative of the former President of Tanzania , Julius Nyerere . She was in on 5 February 1967 Arusha proclaimed . The aim of the initiative was to create a socialism adapted to the conditions in Africa , called ujamaa in Swahili , and to achieve “ self-reliance ”, kujitegemea . It was based on four pillars (people, land, fair politics and good governance ). The declaration formed the guideline of Tanzanian politics until the mid-1980s.

Arusha Declaration Museum

To commemorate the declaration, the Arusha Declaration Museum was established in 1977 . It shows exhibits related to the declaration on around 500 square meters. It also hosts changing exhibitions on Tanzanian history. The museum is located in Arusha in the same building in which the Arusha Declaration was adopted by the then ruling party Tanganyika African National Union (TANU).

literature

  • Julius Nyerere: The Arusha Declaration Ten Years Later , 1st Edition. Publishing house Internat. Solidarity, Cologne 1977.
  • Volkhard Hundsdörfer: The political task of the education system in Tanzania: Developments from the Arusha Declaration 1967 to the Musoma Declaration 1975. Verlag der SSIP-Schriften, Saarbrücken 1977.
  • Volkhard Hundsdörfer: The political task of Tanzanian education since the Arusha Declaration: its possible contribution to overcoming underdevelopment. Freiburg i.Br. 1975.
  • Gerhard Grohs: Theoretical Problems of Socialism in Africa: Négritude u. Arusha declaration. Buske, Hamburg 1971.

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