Arusha Declaration Monument

Monument in Arusha, Tanzania
3°22′11″S 36°41′17″E / 3.3696°S 36.6880°E / -3.3696; 36.6880LocationUhuru Roundabout, Swahili Street, Kati Ward, Arusha City,  TanzaniaCompletion date1977Dedicated toArusha DeclarationWebsitesites.google.com/georgetown.edu/arushadeclarationmonument/home

The Arusha Declaration Monument (Swahili: Mnara wa Azimio la Arusha) is a landmark monument and tourist attraction located in Kati ward in Arusha, Tanzania. It was unveiled in 1977 by the nation's ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party to commemorate ten years of the Arusha Declaration.[1] It is situated along Makongoro Road at the centre of the roundabout.

In April 2015, part of the monument was vandalised when one of its copper plaques was stolen.[2][3]

Gallery

  • A mural depicting farmers working with hoes
    A mural depicting farmers working with hoes
  • A mural depicting ploughing done with an animal
    A mural depicting ploughing done with an animal

See also

  • Ujamaa

References

  1. ^ Edmund Christopher Matotay (16 April 2010). Place and Tourism Promotion: Urban Regeneration?. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 8–. ISBN 978-1-4438-2204-6.
  2. ^ "Northern Tanzania's authorities grapple to rescue historic monuments from vandalism". Xinhuanet. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.[dead link]
  3. ^ Mashalla, Moses (23 March 2015). "Mnara wa Azimio la Arusha 'umepoteza' historia yake" [Arusha Declaration Monument has 'lost' its history]. Mwananchi. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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