The Arusha Declaration Monument ( sw, Mnara wa Azimio la Arusha) is a landmark

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and tourist attraction located in

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ward in Arusha,

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

. It was unveiled in 1977 by the nation's ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party to commemorate ten years of the

Arusha Declaration The Arusha Declaration ( sw, Azimio la Arusha) and TANU’s Policy on Socialism and Self Reliance (1967), referred to as the Arusha Declaration, is known as Tanzania’s most prominent political statement of African Socialism, ‘Ujamaa’, or ...

. 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

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was stolen.

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File:Uhuru Monument Aug 2011.jpg File:Arusha Declaration Monument mural A.jpg, A mural depicting farmers working with hoes File:Arusha Declaration Monument mural B.jpg, A mural depicting ploughing done with an animal

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Monuments and memorials in Tanzania Buildings and structures in Arusha Tourist attractions in the Arusha Region Vandalized works of art {{Tanzania-stub

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