Julius Nyerere

Twenty-five years after his departure for immortality, Tanzania celebrates the life of its founding father, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere. Julius Nyerere was a pivotal figure in Tanzania’s history, playing a key role in its independence and the building of the modern…

Once upon a time there was an African country, Tanzania, praised by the whole West as “peaceful, tolerant, hospitable, etc., etc., etc.” Thanks to its founding ‘father’ J. K. Nyerere, a primary school teacher, Tanzania gained independence from colonial rule…