Tanzania: Progress Through Self-Reliance (1969)

Tanzania: Progress Through Self-Reliance

1969

Documentary

Synopsis

After winning independence in 1961 from the British, President Julius K. Nyerere set to instill ideas of self-development, self-governance and social justice in Tanzania. This short film describes the idea of African Socialism aka. "Ujamaa" as a response to the challenge of development in terms of the pressures under which newly emerging nations labor and emphasizes the strength of working together for the benefit of their nation.

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