Tanzania’s role in Africa’s liberation as the world remembers Mandela’s freedom

Nelson Mandela with Mwalimu Nyerere and Maria Nyerere during his visit to Tanzania after his release in 1990

By  SEIF KABELELE

What you need to know:

  • Among the African nations most closely linked to Mandela’s fight for justice was Tanzania, whose government, under President Julius Nyerere, played a pivotal role in supporting the African National Congress (ANC) and other liberation movements across southern Africa.

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