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World Service,05 Feb 1998,28 mins

Arun Western Makanata

African Perspective

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Eyewitness account of the history of Tanzania in the 20th Century with the series Memories from Elders. Born in 1918, Arun Western Makanata talks about working as a civil servant during the transition from a colonial to independent system of government in Tanzania and the co-operation with Kenya and Uganda as part of the East African Community during the pan-African years post-independence. Presented by Ruth Evans

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