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Joan Wicken

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Joan Wicken
Born(1925-07-12)12 July 1925
London, England
Died3 December 2004(2004-12-03) (aged 79)
Alma materSomerville College, Oxford
Occupations
  • Personal assistant
  • Speechwriter

Joan Wicken (12 July 1925 – 3 December 2004) was personal assistant and speechwriter to Tanzanian president Julius Nyerere from 1960 until his death in 1999.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Tripp 2023, p. 20.
  2. ^ Cliffe, Lionel (21 December 2004). "Joan Wicken". The Guardian. London. p. 19.
  3. ^ Grundy, Trevor (27 December 2004). "Joan Wicken: Veteran socialist who worked with Nyerere in building Tanzania". The Herald. Glasgow. p. 14.
  4. ^ "Joan Wicken: British socialist who loved Tanzania". The Yorkshire Post. 1 January 2005.

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