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Julius Nyerere

1922 - 1999

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Julius Kambarage Nyerere (Swahili pronunciation: [ˈdʒulius kɑᵐbɑˈɾɑɠɛ ɲɛˈɾɛɾɛ]; 13 April 1922 – 14 October 1999) was a Tanzanian politician, anti-colonial activist, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Julius Nyerere is the 2,646th most popular politician (down from 2,560th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Tanzania (down from 3rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Tanzanian Politician.

Julius Nyerere was a Tanzanian politician who was president of Tanzania from 1961 to 1985. He is most famous for his "African socialism" and his goal of Ujamaa, which is Swahili for "familyhood."

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Julius Nyerere ranks 2,646 out of 19,576. Before him are Peng Dehuai, Javier Milei, Ngawang Namgyal, Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I, John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, and Abbas I of Egypt. After him are Erich Mielke, Christopher I of Denmark, Attalus III, Ferdinand I of León, Almanzor, and Walter Hallstein.

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Among people born in 1922, Julius Nyerere ranks 41. Before him are Vittorio Gassman, Jason Robards, Ahmed Sékou Touré, Stanley Cohen, Otto Carius, and Nándor Hidegkuti. After him are Nikolay Basov, Miguel Muñoz, Liliane Bettencourt, Arthur Ashkin, Jacques Piccard, and Nils Liedholm. Among people deceased in 1999, Julius Nyerere ranks 28. Before him are Wilt Chamberlain, Georgios Papadopoulos, Joe DiMaggio, Trygve Haavelmo, Oliver Reed, and Gerhard Herzberg. After him are Iris Murdoch, Jerzy Grotowski, Daniel Nathans, Akio Morita, Mary Ainsworth, and George C. Scott.

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In Tanzania

Among people born in Tanzania, Julius Nyerere ranks 4 out of 39. Before him are Freddie Mercury (1946), Samia Suluhu Hassan (1960), and Abdulrazak Gurnah (1948). After him are John Magufuli (1959), Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar (1929), Ali Hassan Mwinyi (1925), Jakaya Kikwete (1951), Kassim Majaliwa (1961), Benjamin Mkapa (1938), Laurean Rugambwa (1912), and Cleopa Msuya (1931).

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Among POLITICIANS In Tanzania

Among politicians born in Tanzania, Julius Nyerere ranks 2. Before him are Samia Suluhu Hassan (1960). After him are John Magufuli (1959), Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar (1929), Ali Hassan Mwinyi (1925), Jakaya Kikwete (1951), Kassim Majaliwa (1961), Benjamin Mkapa (1938), Cleopa Msuya (1931), Mizengo Pinda (1948), Tippu Tip (1837), and Khalid bin Barghash of Zanzibar (1874).

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