Freedom and Unity

Nyerere, Julius K.

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“…Tanzanian nationalists used the Majimaji as an example of the first stirrings of Tanzanian nationalism; a unifying experience that brought together all the different peoples of Tanzania under one leader in an attempt to establish an independent nation free from foreign domination. The war was used during the Tanganyika National Union (TANU) (the political party which gave freedom to Tanzania) conferences to stir the unity agenda (Nyerere 1967). Many postcolonial African states desired to build up legitimacy of their pre-colonial histories (Lane 2011).…”

Section: Rationale Of the Archaeology Of Majimaji Warmentioning

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An Archaeological Identity of the Majimaji: Toward an Historical Archaeology of Resistance to German Colonization in Southern Tanzania

Rushohora

2015

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This paper presents new insights on the Majimaji war, which is one of the least studied topics in Eastern Africa's colonial history. The Majimaji (1905)(1906)(1907) was a large scale war of resistance against German colonial rule in Tanzania. This war started in the Lindi Region and spread rapidly to other areas of southern Tanzania. It was primarily a reaction to the exploitative nature of German colonial rule. The archival records that exist are biased toward German sources and information supplied by their African agents who wished to please the colonists and spare their lives. Although local oral histories on the war existed, this has been poorly documented or the accounts have been lost. In this circumstance, archaeology provides an alternative source of evidence about the Majimaji war. This paper presents the intellectual arguments that underpin this research. It explains why archaeology is still important to study popular historical events. Using archaeology, the Majimaji battle sites can be identified and documented so as to enhance understandings of the war and to fill in gaps that arise from the limitations of documentary archival records and oral histories. In addition, this research has elicited public awareness and perception of the battle sites and obtained new insights into how the memories of the war resonate in people's minds.Résumé: Cet article présente de nouveaux éclairages sur la guerre Maji-Maji, qui est l'un des sujets les moins étudiés de l'histoire coloniale de l'Afrique orientale. La guerre Maji-Maji (1905-1907 fut une guerre de résistance à grande échelle contre le pouvoir colonial allemand en Tanzanie. Elle commença dans la région de Lindi et s'étendit rapidement à d'autres régions du sud de la Tanzanie. Elle fut avant tout une réaction à l'exploitation du pouvoir colonial allemand. Les documents d'archives qui existent font la part belle aux sources allemandes et aux informations fournies par leurs agents africains, qui souhaitaient satisfaire les colons et 1 sauver leur vie. Bien qu'il existât des histoires orales locales sur la guerre, elles furent mal documentées ou les récits furent perdus. L'archéologie offre, en pareil cas, une autre source d'éléments probants sur la guerre Maji-Maji. Cet article présente les arguments intellectuels qui soutiennent ces recherches. Il explique pourquoi l'archéologie est essentielle pour l'étude des évènements historiques populaires. À l'aide de l'archéologie, les sites de batailles des Maji-Maji peuvent être identifiés et documentés afin d'améliorer la compréhension de la guerre et combler les lacunes découlant des limites des documents d'archives documentaires et des histoires orales. En outre, ces recherches suscitèrent la sensibilisation du public et la perception des sites de batailles et obtinrent de nouvelles connaissances sur la façon dont les souvenirs de la guerre sont évoqués dans les esprits.Resumen: El presente documento presenta nuevas perspectivas sobre la guerra de Maji Maji, que es uno de los temas menos estudiados de la ...

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Section: Rationale Of the Archaeology Of Majimaji Warmentioning

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An Archaeological Identity of the Majimaji: Toward an Historical Archaeology of Resistance to German Colonization in Southern Tanzania

Rushohora

2015

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“…'This is real aid' , proclaimed Nyerere at a ceremony kicking off construction in October 1970. 95 The railroad would be up and running in 1976. Good later described Tazara as 'one of the largest and politically most potent aid projects' on the continent.…”

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Non-alignment on the Racial Frontier: Zambia and the USA, 1964–68

DeRoche¹

2007

Cold War History

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“…In trying to unite all the tribes in one Uganda, after independence, the land has been riddled by deep divisions, wounds, and scars of all the wars that stemmed from tribal politics. Divisions based on tribal politics have been highly favourable for neo-colonialism to flourish ( Nyerere, 1964).…”

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Intersections of Indigenous Knowledge and Place Based Education: Possibilities for New Visions of Sustainability Education in Uganda

Kezabu

2018

Structuring the Thesis

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This thesis contains no material which has been accepted for a degree or diploma by the University or any other institution, except by way of background information and duly acknowledged in the thesis, and to the best of my knowledge and belief it contains no material previously published or written by another person except where due acknowledgement is made in the text or the thesis, nor does the thesis contain any material that infringes copyright.

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Freedom and Unity

Cited by 53 publications

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An Archaeological Identity of the Majimaji: Toward an Historical Archaeology of Resistance to German Colonization in Southern Tanzania

An Archaeological Identity of the Majimaji: Toward an Historical Archaeology of Resistance to German Colonization in Southern Tanzania

Non-alignment on the Racial Frontier: Zambia and the USA, 1964–68

Intersections of Indigenous Knowledge and Place Based Education: Possibilities for New Visions of Sustainability Education in Uganda

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