Nyerere

[ Swahili. nye-re-re; English ni-rair-ee ]

noun

1. Julius Kam·ba·ra·ge [kahm-, bah, -, r, ah-g, uh], 1921–1999, African statesman: president of Tanzania 1964–85.

Nyerere

/ nɪ-; njəˈrɛrɪ /

noun

1. NyerereJulius Kambarage19221999MTanzanianPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state Julius Kambarage (kæmˈbaːraːɡə). 1922–99, Tanzanian statesman; president (1964–85). He became prime minister of Tanganyika in 1961 and president in 1962, negotiating the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar to form Tanzania (1964)

Example Sentences

Ali Hassan Mwinyi, 98, a schoolteacher turned politician who led Tanzania as its second post-independence president and helped dismantle the doctrinaire socialism of his predecessor, Julius Nyerere, died Thursday in Dar es Salaam, the country’s former capital.

From Seattle Times

In 1985, when he was first sworn in, Tanzania's economy was struggling, reeling from the ruinous effects of founding President Julius Nyerere's socialist policy known as ujamaa, as well as the war against neighbouring Uganda that toppled Idi Amin.

From BBC

But after more than two decades under Nyerere, the country faced a shortage of essential goods including food and clothing.

From BBC

Mwinyi had been hand-picked by the charismatic Nyerere.

From BBC

Nyerere's vision had managed to unite the country made up of more than 120 ethnic groups.

From BBC