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Julius Nyerere (Mwalimu) 13 April 1922 – 14 October 1999 <br />
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BBC Obituary <br />
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World: Africa<br />
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Julius Nyerere: The conscience of Africa <br />
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Dr Julius Nyerere, who has died aged 77, led the former British protectorate of Tanganyika to independence in 1961, becoming its first prime Minister and later its first president.<br />
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Ten years later, taking stock, President Nyerere issued a remarkably honest booklet which gave as much prominence to the failures as well as the successes.<br />
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"There is a time for planting and a time for harvesting", he wrote.<br />
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"For us it is still a time for planting".<br />
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It was his abject failure at home that will blight the reputation of a man who had gained respect as one of the few African leaders of his time who stood for idealism and principle.
Julius Nyerere was truly an exemplary political leader. He indeed planted a peaceful, unified and a more just just society. We can learn a lot from Tanzania, a country with more then 140 different tribes, very diverse in terms of religion, geographical areas,culture.
intellectual and very hilarious speaker, watch 16.30min and 20.31min.