Lacking almost everything in the way of natural resources, it was committed to collectivisation through cooperative farming and nationalisation of all industries, plantations, banks and private companies, when its first President, Julius Nyerere, issued what is known as the Arusha Declaration - the establishment of "Ujamaa", the Swahili word for "brotherhood" or "extended family", though it was understood to mean, and was intended to mean, Socialism. Predictably it failed, leaving Tanzania at the bottom of the list of the world’s poorest nations, a situation not helped by its commitment to joining the fight to oust one of Africa's worst ever dictators, Idi Amin of Uganda – a noble cause, but crippling economically.Since Nyerere's departure in 1985 there have been moves to open the economy, though sadly there is very little there to open, other than the Serengeti National Park, where you can shoot elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo or rhino if you are so minded, and Kilimanjaro National Park, where you can more peacefully climb Africa's highest mountain, and follow the road towards multi-party democracy.
Marks for: 6 for effort
Marks against: 2 for (lack of) achievement
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