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Article: TANZANIA.(may become the jewel on the African continent)
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- African Business
- Article date:
- November 1, 2000
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rise of a new African star
With a generally free and fair election behind it, Tanzania is now set to finally break free of its socialist millstone and embark on a period of sustained growth and prosperity. Milan Vesely reports.
Tanzania's October 29 general election proved a watershed in the country's 38-year history, validating its free market policies even as it raised troubling questions over its union with the semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar.
Garnering 90% of the seats in the Tanzanian Bunge (parliament) President Benjamin Mkapa's Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Party won a clear mandate in an election the world generally saw as fair on the ...