Recasting Julius Nyerere in Zanzibar: the Revolution, the Union and the Enemy of the Nation

Marie-Aude Fouéré

Journal of Eastern African Studies, 2014, vol. 8, issue 3, 478-496

Abstract: In Zanzibar, the figure of Julius Nyerere is being recast in debates over sovereignty, belonging and nationhood. Unlike mainland Tanzania, where he is upheld as the Father of the Nation, the first president of Tanganyika and Tanzania is increasingly portrayed in Zanzibar as the Enemy of the Nation responsible for the Isles' predicament. This article gives insight into the terms, actors and circulation of this pejorative narrative in relation to two central historical events: the 1964 Revolution and the Union. It also shows how such anti-Nyererism mediates anxious concerns over cultural distinctiveness and Islam.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/17531055.2014.918313

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