Julius Nyerere

Julius Nyerere

Born

April 13, 1922

Died

October 14, 1999 (77 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Butiama, Tanganyika

Julius Kambarage Nyerere was a Tanzanian anti-colonial activist, politician 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.