Arusha Declaration
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The Arusha Declaration was a landmark 1967 policy statement in Tanzania that established the country’s socialist and self-reliance ideology under President Julius Nyerere.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arusha Declaration of 1967 | 1 |
| The Arusha Declaration | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
policy statement
ⓘ
political declaration ⓘ socialist manifesto ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
achieve national self-reliance
ⓘ
limit corruption among leaders ⓘ promote rural socialism ⓘ reduce economic inequality ⓘ |
| author | Julius Nyerere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSection | Leadership Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| corePrinciple |
egalitarianism
ⓘ
public ownership of major means of production ⓘ rural development ⓘ self-reliance ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| country | Tanzania ⓘ |
| dateAdopted | 1967-02-05 ⓘ |
| definesIdeology |
African socialism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ujamaa NERFINISHED ⓘ self-reliance ⓘ |
| economicModel |
planned economy elements
ⓘ
state-led development ⓘ |
| ideologicalPosition |
anti-capitalist
ⓘ
left-wing ⓘ |
| implementedInPeriod |
1970s
ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ |
| influenced |
Tanzania’s Second Five-Year Plan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanzania’s education policy ⓘ Tanzania’s rural development strategy ⓘ |
| introducedPolicy |
leadership code
ⓘ
nationalization of banks ⓘ nationalization of commercial farms ⓘ nationalization of large industries ⓘ villagization program ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Tanganyika African National Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Swahili ⓘ |
| leadershipCodeProhibits |
directorships in private companies by leaders
ⓘ
holding shares in private companies by leaders ⓘ ownership of rental houses by leaders ⓘ |
| legacy |
foundation of Tanzania’s socialist era
ⓘ
reference point in debates on development policy in Tanzania ⓘ |
| placeAdopted | Arusha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Cold War non-alignment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
post-independence nation-building ⓘ |
| politicalLeaderAtTime | Julius Nyerere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Julius Nyerere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East Africa ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
African socialism in Tanzania
ⓘ
Ujamaa villages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearAdopted | 1967 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Arusha Declaration of 1967
this entity surface form:
The Arusha Declaration