Chapter 4. Julius Nyerere, the Arusha Declaration, and the Deep Roots of a Contemporary Political Metaphor
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15 décembre 2020
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Emma Hunter, « Chapter 4. Julius Nyerere, the Arusha Declaration, and the Deep Roots of a Contemporary Political Metaphor », Africae, ID : 10670/1.le14xb
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In the autumn of 2009, Tanzanians prepared to mark the tenth anniversary of the death of their first President, Julius Kambarage Nyerere, who had died in London in October 1999. Yet at the same time as Tanzanians were commemorating their former President, they were also invoking his memory as a guide to the future. In Dar es Salaam, Tanzanians who had been children when Nyerere died but who were now young adults spoke to me about their plans to organise events to mark Nyerere Day on 14th Octo...