“Hearts are the strongest when they beat in response to noble ideals.”
-Ralph Bunche
This quotation could be applied to the Congo and Tanzania after independence; and specifically to Patrice Lumumba and Julius Nyerere, who both had noble ideals and goals and stood up for them. Despite their intentions; it did not work exactly as they wanted, and the Congo was used as a pawn in the Cold War while African Socialism in Tanzania deteriorated.
When the Congo gained independence in 1960, the MNC (Mouvement National Congolais) won the most seats, though no party won an outright majority. The leader of the MNC was Patrice Lumumba, who formed a coalition government and became prime minister; and appointed Joseph Kasavubu as president. Lumumba was highly …show more content…
Nyerere had many ambitions and noble ideals regarding Tanzania and the use of African socialism, and was often referred to as “Mwalimu” (a Swahili word for “teacher”). He focused on improving education standards in Tanzania, and establishing economic independence without relying on aid from foreign countries. He was very critical of capitalism, and favoured the ideals of African Socialism (which he claimed was similar to the traditional system used by African tribes). He drew up the Arusha Declaration (which showed his vision of a self-reliant, prosperous, and, classless society), as well as the Leadership Code (intended to prevent corruption by ensuring that those in power could not exploit their power in any way – under Nyerere’s rule, Tanzania was considered one of the least corrupt countries in Africa). While Nyerere had noble ideals and great ambition for making Tanzania independent and self-reliant, he also imposed a one-party system and ruled as an authoritarian. However, later, when it was apparent that African Socialism as applied in Tanzania was not working as hoped, Nyerere willingly stepped down and recognised the things that he had done wrong or that simply did not …show more content…
Though small companies remained under private ownership, they were controlled by state corporations. The largest implementation of African Socialism in Tanzania was the ujumaa (a Swahili word meaning familyhood or brotherhood). These were large, central, collectivised villages that were communally-owned, any resources were shared, and, leaders were elected. The central locations of the villages, compared to scattered farmers, allowed the government to provide services for rural development with greater ease; such as roads, markets, water and health, education, etc. Despite this, many farmers did not want to move to the ujumaa villages, and a programme of compulsory ‘villagisation’ was introduced; which had many reports of harsh methods and force used to move these farmers. Some of the villages became overcrowded, and others were situated on bad or infertile land, which resulted in productivity declining and food shortages. State-owned services started to lose money, and workers got lower
-Ralph Bunche
This quotation could be applied to the Congo and Tanzania after independence; and specifically to Patrice Lumumba and Julius Nyerere, who both had noble ideals and goals and stood up for them. Despite their intentions; it did not work exactly as they wanted, and the Congo was used as a pawn in the Cold War while African Socialism in Tanzania deteriorated.
When the Congo gained independence in 1960, the MNC (Mouvement National Congolais) won the most seats, though no party won an outright majority. The leader of the MNC was Patrice Lumumba, who formed a coalition government and became prime minister; and appointed Joseph Kasavubu as president. Lumumba was highly …show more content…
Nyerere had many ambitions and noble ideals regarding Tanzania and the use of African socialism, and was often referred to as “Mwalimu” (a Swahili word for “teacher”). He focused on improving education standards in Tanzania, and establishing economic independence without relying on aid from foreign countries. He was very critical of capitalism, and favoured the ideals of African Socialism (which he claimed was similar to the traditional system used by African tribes). He drew up the Arusha Declaration (which showed his vision of a self-reliant, prosperous, and, classless society), as well as the Leadership Code (intended to prevent corruption by ensuring that those in power could not exploit their power in any way – under Nyerere’s rule, Tanzania was considered one of the least corrupt countries in Africa). While Nyerere had noble ideals and great ambition for making Tanzania independent and self-reliant, he also imposed a one-party system and ruled as an authoritarian. However, later, when it was apparent that African Socialism as applied in Tanzania was not working as hoped, Nyerere willingly stepped down and recognised the things that he had done wrong or that simply did not …show more content…
Though small companies remained under private ownership, they were controlled by state corporations. The largest implementation of African Socialism in Tanzania was the ujumaa (a Swahili word meaning familyhood or brotherhood). These were large, central, collectivised villages that were communally-owned, any resources were shared, and, leaders were elected. The central locations of the villages, compared to scattered farmers, allowed the government to provide services for rural development with greater ease; such as roads, markets, water and health, education, etc. Despite this, many farmers did not want to move to the ujumaa villages, and a programme of compulsory ‘villagisation’ was introduced; which had many reports of harsh methods and force used to move these farmers. Some of the villages became overcrowded, and others were situated on bad or infertile land, which resulted in productivity declining and food shortages. State-owned services started to lose money, and workers got lower