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The Arusha Declaration was originally released in February 1967. This version comes from Julius Nyerere's 1968 work, Ujamaa - Essays on Socialism.

The Arusha Declaration

The Arusha Declaration and TANU'S Policy on Socialism and Self-Reliance
The Arusha Declaration and TANU'S Policy on Socialism and Self-Reliance
Author	Julius Nyerere
Publisher	Oxford University Press
First published	1968; Dar es Salaam
Type	Book
Source	archive.org

The Declaration was discussed and then published in Swahili. This revised English translation clarifies ambiguities which existed in the translation originally issued.

PART ONE: The TANU Creed

PART TWO: The Policy of Socialism

(a) Absence of Exploitation

(b) The Major Means of Production and Exchange are under the Control of the Peasants and Workers

(c) The Existence of Democracy

(d) Socialism is a Belief

PART THREE: The Policy of Self-Reliance

We are at War

A Poor Man does not use Money as a Weapon

WHAT OF EXTERNAL AID?

DO NOT LET US DEPEND UPON MONEY FOR DEVELOPMENT

GIFTS AND LOANS WILL ENDANGER OUR INDEPENDENCE

WE HAVE PUT TOO MUCH EMPHASIS ON INDUSTRIES

LET US PAY HEED TO THE PEASANT

THE PEOPLE AND AGRICULTURE

AGRICULTURE IS THE BASIS OF DEVELOPMENT

THE CONDITIONS OF DEVELOPMENT

HARD WORK IS THE ROOT OF DEVELOPMENT

PART FOUR: TANU Membership

PART FIVE: The Arusha Resolution