Africa's Winds of Change
Memoirs of an International Tanzanian
Kassum, Al Noor
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
The 1960s were a tumultuous period in the history of Africa as one country after another won independence from the colonial powers. This was particularly true of Tanzania as it sought to carve out a role for itself between conflicting European and inter-African interests.
It was in these extraordinary times that Al Noor Kassum rose to become a prominent political figure in newly independent Tanzania. Hand-picked by Julius Nyerere later to become the countrys first President to run for elections on a Tanganyika African National Union ticket, he embarked on a career that brought him to prominence nationally and internationally.
Africas Winds of Change documents the changes that have taken place in Tanzania from the middle of the 20th century to the present day, through the prism of an East African Asian experience. The author sheds new light on the character and legacy of Julius Nyerere, who emerges as radically different from the stereotypical anti-Western firebrand which became his image in the West.
Africas Winds of Change offers a fascinating personal history of a unique African nation at a critical stage in its development.
AUTHOR BIO
Educated in Tanzania and the UK, where he was called to the Bar at the Inns of Court in London, Al Noor Kassum was a prominent figure in Tanzanian politics and the Ismaili Muslim community after the countrys independence. He held several ministerial positions within the Tanzanian government and was also the East African Communitys Minister of Finance and Administration. He has also held senior positions in Unesco and at the UN Headquarters in New York. Currently, he is Vice-Chancellor of Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword * Preface * Early Years in Tanganyika and Abroad * From Lincolns Inn to Legislative Council * Wind of Change in Africa * Arusha Declaration * Diamonds * Towards the East African Community * Developing Tanzanias Natural Resources * Reflections Foreword * Preface * Early Years in Tanganyika and Abroad * From Lincolns Inn to Legislative Council * Wind of Change in Africa * Arusha Declaration * Diamonds * Towards the East African Community * Developing Tanzanias Natural Resources * Reflections
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 184511583X
ISBN(13-digit): 9781845115838
Dewey Decimal: 967
Book Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 163
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