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Arusha (ər `shə), city (1994 est. pop. 140,000), capital of Arusha prov., NE Tanzania. It is an industrial and administrative center, connected by rail with Tanga on the Indian Ocean and with Kenya. Manufactures include textiles, beverages, processed foods, plastics, and electronic equipment. The city was the headquarters of the East African Community (founded 1967) until it was disbanded in 1977; the secretariat of the East African Co-operation, which evolved into a new East African Community by 2000, was established there in 1996. In Jan., 1967, President Julius Nyerere of Tanzania issued the influential Arusha Declaration, which called for socialism, hard work, and self-reliance in Tanzania. Arusha is the site of an institute devoted to research in tropical pesticides.How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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ARUSHA, Tanzania -- A Rwandan priest has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for participating in his country's genocide. Arusha -- On December 13, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda found Athanase Seromba, a former priest of Nyange parish, Kivumu commune, guilty of genocide and extermination as crimes against humanity. Yoeza is now a leader of Angaza's post-test club operated at Selian Lutheran Hospital in Arusha. |
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