Julius Nyerere
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Julius Kambarage Nyerere was a Tanzanian politician, anti-colonial activist, revolutionary and political theorist. He governed Tanganyika as prime minister from 1961 to 1962 and then as president from 1962 to 1964, after which he led its successor state, Tanzania, as president from 1964 to 1985.
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The main building at Makerere University in Uganda, where Nyerere studied a teacher training course
The Old College in Edinburgh
In campaigning for Tanganyikan independence using non-violent methods, Nyerere was inspired by the example of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi.
Nyerere campaigning for Tanganyikan independence in March 1961
Nyerere as leader of the Legislative Council![President Nyerere and U.S. President John F. Kennedy in 1963. Nyerere later commented that he had "great respect" for Kennedy, whom he regarded as a "good man".[159]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/President_John_F._Kennedy_Meets_with_Julius_Kambarage_Nyerere%2C_Prime_Minister_of_Tanganyika_%2801%29.jpg/500px-President_John_F._Kennedy_Meets_with_Julius_Kambarage_Nyerere%2C_Prime_Minister_of_Tanganyika_%2801%29.jpg)
President Nyerere and U.S. President John F. Kennedy in 1963. Nyerere later commented that he had "great respect" for Kennedy, whom he regarded as a "good man".[159]
Julius Nyerere, 1977Awards 22
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Moïse TshombeAlso in Africa Blood and Guts (1966)
Gualtiero JacopettiAlso in Africa Blood and Guts (1966)
Franco ProsperiAlso in Africa Blood and Guts (1966)
Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaAlso won Amílcar Cabral Medal
Muammar GaddafiAlso won Order of Katonga
Kim Il-sungAlso won Order of Eduardo Mondlane, 1st classAbout this person
Julius Kambarage Nyerere was a Tanzanian politician, anti-colonial activist, revolutionary and political theorist. He governed Tanganyika as prime minister from 1961 to 1962 and then as president from 1962 to 1964, after which he led its successor state, Tanzania, as president from 1964 to 1985. He was a founding member and chair of the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) party and of its successor, Chama Cha Mapinduzi, from 1954 to 1990. Ideologically an African nationalist and African socialist, he promoted a political philosophy known as Ujamaa.
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