Julius Nyerere
Article Abstract:
Julius Nyerere was president of Tanzania until 1985. He was prime minister of Tanganyika after independence in 1961, and ruled Tanzania after it was created from the union of Zanzibar and Tanganyika. Nyerere favored equality and self reliance, though Tanzania attracted aid. Nyerere also aimed to encourage local community development in communal villages. Higher petroleum prices, low prices for commodities sold by Tanzania, and spending on a bid to remove Ugandan president, Idi Amin, all created problems for Tanzania's economy. He remained popular, despite the failure of many of his policies.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Support, at a price
Article Abstract:
New Komeito is linked to Soka Gakkai, a Japanese Buddhist group, and may join Japan's coalition government, headed by Keizo Obuchi, prime minister. The Liberal Democratic Party holds power and Obuchi would gain strength against Ichiro Ozawa, a politician from the political right, if he had the support of New Komeito. Critics argue that New Komeito acts like a cult, though it performed a useful social function in helping the dispossessed after the 1939-1945 war.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: Au revoir Alouette. Victory strike. Rooivalk comes of age
- Abstracts: Elevated ruins. Sculptors investigate an arts institution. The pleasure of ruins
- Abstracts: The pursuit of Harmony. The great black hope. Losing its glitter
- Abstracts: SingNet apologizes for virus scanning: effort to quash hackers stirs fears ISP customers may doubt privacy. The best policy
- Abstracts: A skull-cracker wins. Dusting off William McKinley. Iran's holy alliance