Tanzania is an active and prominent member state of the Non-Aligned Movement since the days of independence of Tanganyika in 1961.[1] In early days of the movement President Julius Nyerere was recognized as one of the leading figures in the movement and among Third World leaders in general.[2][3] His government promoted close adherence to non-alignment principles in which Global North and Global South division was more important than Cold War East–West dichotomy, supported African cooperation, engaged in a strong criticism of superpower intrusion in African affairs and supported the establishment of the New International Economic Order.[4][2]

While Tanganyika was still not independent at the time of the 1st Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement Nyerere made a symbolic trip to the host city of Belgrade, capital of SFR Yugoslavia that same year which reaffirmed Tanganyikan intention to pursue future non-aligned policy.[2] Tanzania played an particularly active role in the movement on regional and international issues during the Cold War period.[5] At that time country was elected member of the NAM Coordinating Bureau at the United Nations playing important role in movement's coordinated efforts in that body and was elected as well as the Chair of the Drafting Committee ahead of the 1972 Non-Aligned Foreign Ministers Conference and 5th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in 1976.[2]

In 1970 Tanzania hosted Preparatory Meeting of the Non-Alignment Countries in Dar es Salaam ahead of the 3rd Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Lusaka, Zambia.[6] Country's active participation in the work of the NAM significantly decreased from 1990s onwards.[2]

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  1. ^ Sathyamurthy, T. V. (1981). "Tanzania's Non-Aligned Role in International Relations". India Quarterly. 37 (1): 1–23. doi:10.1177/097492848103700101. JSTOR 45071554. S2CID 150448098.
  2. ^ a b c d e Sue Onslow (2021). "Tanzania, the Non-Aligned Movement and Non Alignment". In Duško Dimitrijević (ed.). The 60th Anniversary of the Non-Aligned Movement. Belgrade: Institute of International Politics and Economics. pp. 305–331. doi:10.18485/iipe_60nam.2021.ch17. ISBN 978-86-7067-283-3. S2CID 238968508.
  3. ^ Eric Burton (2021). "Socialisms Between Cooperation and Competition: Ideology, Aid and Cold War Politics in Tanzania's relations with East Germany". In Françoise Blum (ed.). Socialismes en Afrique. Paris: Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l’homme. pp. 613–642. ISBN 9782735126996.
  4. ^ Swoyer, Sam (2010). Kwame Nkrumah & Julius Nyerere: Independence, Leadership and Legacy (Honors Capstone). American University. hdl:1961/9424.
  5. ^ "Tanzania (11/04)". United States Department of State. n.d. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  6. ^ Ghosh, Peu (2020). INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, Fifth Edition. PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 9789389347593.
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