Julius Nyerere | |
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| Born | 13 April 1922 Butiama, Tanganyika Territory |
| Died | 14 October 1999 London, England, UK |
| Political orientation | African socialism |
| Political party | TANU |
Julius Kambarage Nyerere (13 April 1922 – 14 October 1999) was a Tanzanian politician who served as Tanzania's first president from 1964 to 1985. His 1967 proclamation of a socialist state threatened the British imperialists and Tanzanian bourgeoisie. He organized collectivization programs that sent peasants to ujamaa villages, sometimes relying on coercion by the military.[1]
References
- ↑ Vijay Prashad (2008). The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World: 'Arusha' (pp. 191–6). [PDF] The New Press. ISBN 9781595583420 [LG]