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Julius Nyerere

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Julius Nyerere


Born
in Butiama, Tanzania, The United Republic of
April 13, 1922

Died
October 14, 1999


Born in Tanganyika to Nyerere Burito (1860–1942), Chief of the Zanaki,[1] Nyerere was known by the Swahili name Mwalimu or 'teacher', his profession prior to politics.[2] He was also referred to as Baba wa Taifa (Father of the Nation).[3] Nyerere received his higher education at Makerere University in Kampala and the University of Edinburgh. On returning to Tanganyika he worked as a teacher. In 1954 he helped form the Tanganyika African National Union.

In 1961 Nyerere became the first Prime Minister of Tanganyika and following independence in 1962, the country's first President. In 1964, Tanganyika united with Zanzibar and was then renamed as Tanzania. In 1965, a one-party election returned Nyerere to power and two years later he issued the
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Ujamaa: Essays on Socialism

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Freedom & Development - Uhu...

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Our leadership and the dest...

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Africa today and tomorrow

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Freedom And Unity: Uhuru Na...

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Is Africa Responsible?

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Crusade for liberation

4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1979
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Arusha Declaration Parliament

3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1970
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Stability and Change in Africa

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“The education provided must therefore encourage the development in each citizen of three things; an inquiring mind; and ability to learn from what others do, and reject or adapt it to his own needs; and a basic confidence in his own position as a free and equal member of the society, who values others and is valued by them for what he does and not for what he obtains.”
Julius Nyerere

“ Hay quienes quieren llegar a la luna, mientras nosotros aún estamos tratando de llegar a la aldea”
Julius Nyerere, Is Africa Responsible?

“No nation has the right to make decisions for another nation; no people for another people.”
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