Arusha Declaration Monument

The Arusha Declaration Monument (Swahili: Mnara wa Azimio la Arusha) is a landmark monument and tourist attraction located in Kati ward in Arusha, Tanzania. It was unveiled in 1977 by the nation's ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party to commemorate ten years of the Arusha Declaration.^[1] It is situated along Makongoro Road at the centre of the roundabout.

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Mnara wa Azimio la Arusha (Swahili)
Location	Uhuru Roundabout, Swahili Street, Kati Ward, Arusha City, Tanzania
Coordinates	3°22′11″S 36°41′17″E / 3.3696°S 36.6880°E / -3.3696; 36.6880
Completion date	1977
Dedicated to	Arusha Declaration
Website	sites.google.com/georgetown.edu/arushadeclarationmonument/home
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In April 2015, part of the monument was vandalised when one of its copper plaques was stolen.^[2][3]

1. ^ Edmund Christopher Matotay (16 April 2010). Place and Tourism Promotion: Urban Regeneration?. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 8–. ISBN 978-1-4438-2204-6.
2. ^ "Northern Tanzania's authorities grapple to rescue historic monuments from vandalism". Xinhuanet. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.^{[dead link]}
3. ^ Mashalla, Moses (23 March 2015). "Mnara wa Azimio la Arusha 'umepoteza' historia yake" [Arusha Declaration Monument has 'lost' its history]. Mwananchi. Retrieved 5 August 2015.

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