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Julius Nyerere (Kambarage Nyerere) was born on 13 April, 1922 in Butiama, Mara Region, Tanganyika Territory, is a President of Tanzania from 1964 to 1985. Discover Julius Nyerere's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 77 years old?

Popular As Kambarage Nyerere
Occupation N/A
Age 77 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 13 April 1922
Birthday 13 April
Birthplace Butiama, Mara Region, Tanganyika Territory
Date of death 14 October, 1999
Died Place London, England
Nationality Tanzania

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His wife is Maria Nyerere (m. 1953)

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Children 8 Andrew Burito Anna Watiku Anselm Magige John Guido (1957–2015) Charles Makongoro (b. 1959) Godfrey Madaraka Rosemary Nyerere (1961–2021) Pauleta Nyabanane

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1860

Burito had been born in 1860 and given the name "Nyerere" ("caterpillar" in Zanaki) after a plague of worm caterpillars infested the local area at the time of his birth.

1892

She had been born in 1892 and had married the chief in 1907, when she was fifteen.

Mugaya bore Burito four sons and four daughters, of which Nyerere was the second child; two of his siblings died in infancy.

These wives lived in various huts around Burito's cattle corral, in the centre of which was his roundhouse.

1915

Burito had been appointed chief in 1915, installed in that position by the German imperial administrators of what was then German East Africa; his position was also endorsed by the incoming British imperial administration.

Burito had 22 wives, of whom Julius' mother, Mugaya Nyang'ombe, was the fifth.

1922

Julius Kambarage Nyerere (13 April 1922 – 14 October 1999) was a Tanzanian anti-colonial activist, politician and political theorist.

Julius Kambarage Nyerere was born on 13 April 1922 in Mwitongo, an area of the village of Butiama in Tanganyika's Mara Region.

He was one of 25 surviving children of Nyerere Burito, the chief of the Zanaki people.

1952

In 1952 he returned to Tanganyika, married, and worked as a school teacher.

1954

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.

Born in Butiama, Mara, then in the British colony of Tanganyika, Nyerere was the son of a Zanaki chief.

After completing his schooling, he studied at Makerere College in Uganda and then Edinburgh University in Scotland.

In 1954, he helped form TANU, through which he campaigned for Tanganyikan independence from the British Empire.

Influenced by the Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi, Nyerere preached non-violent protest to achieve this aim.

1958

Elected to the Legislative Council in the 1958–1959 elections, Nyerere then led TANU to victory at the 1960 general election, becoming Prime Minister.

1960

The Zanaki were one of the smallest of the 120 tribes in the British colony and were then sub-divided among eight chiefdoms; they would only be united under the kingship of Chief Wanzagi Nyerere, Burito's half-brother, in the 1960s.

Nyerere's clan were the Abhakibhweege.

At birth, Nyerere was given the personal name "Mugendi" ("Walker" in Zanaki) but this was soon changed to "Kambarage", the name of a female rain spirit, at the advice of a omugabhu diviner.

Nyerere was raised into the polytheistic belief system of the Zanaki, and lived at his mother's house, assisting in the farming of the millet, maize and cassava.

1961

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.

Negotiations with the British authorities resulted in Tanganyikan independence in 1961.

1962

In 1962, Tanganyika became a republic, with Nyerere elected as its first president.

His administration pursued decolonisation and the "Africanisation" of the civil service while promoting unity between indigenous Africans and the country's Asian and European minorities.

He encouraged the formation of a one-party state and unsuccessfully pursued the Pan-Africanist formation of an East African Federation with Uganda and Kenya.

1963

A 1963 mutiny within the army was suppressed with British assistance.

1964

Following the Zanzibar Revolution of 1964, the island of Zanzibar was unified with Tanganyika to form Tanzania.

After this, Nyerere placed a growing emphasis on national self-reliance and socialism.

Although his socialism differed from that promoted by Marxism–Leninism, Tanzania developed close links with Mao Zedong's China.

1967

In 1967, Nyerere issued the Arusha Declaration which outlined his vision of ujamaa.

Banks and other major industries and companies were nationalized; education and healthcare were significantly expanded.

Renewed emphasis was placed on agricultural development through the formation of communal farms, although these reforms hampered food production and left areas dependent on food aid.

1978

His government provided training and aid to anti-colonialist groups fighting white-minority rule throughout southern Africa and oversaw Tanzania's 1978–1979 war with Uganda which resulted in the overthrow of Ugandan President Idi Amin.

1985

In 1985, Nyerere stood down and was succeeded by Ali Hassan Mwinyi, who reversed many of Nyerere's policies.

1990

He remained chair of Chama Cha Mapinduzi until 1990, supporting a transition to a multi-party system, and later served as mediator in attempts to end the Burundian Civil War.

Nyerere was a controversial figure.

Across Africa he gained widespread respect as an anti-colonialist and in power received praise for ensuring that, unlike many of its neighbours, Tanzania remained stable and unified in the decades following independence.

His construction of the one-party state and use of detention without trial led to accusations of dictatorial governance, while he has also been blamed for economic mismanagement.

He is held in deep respect within Tanzania, where he is often referred to by the Swahili honorific Mwalimu ("teacher") and described as the "Father of the Nation."