What kind of person did Julius Kambarage Nyerere become?

Ed. Julius Kambarage Nyerere

Retired Prime Minister

Teacher Julius Kambarage Nyerere was the First Prime Minister of the Free Tanganyika Government from December 9, 1961 to January 22, 1962 when he resigned and left the post to Mr. Rashid Mfaume Kawawa so that he could strengthen TANU in the regions.

          His Life

julius Kambarage Nyerere was born on April 13, 1922 in Butiama Village, Musoma District, Mara Region, Tanzania. He was one of the 26 children of the Chief of the Wazanaki tribe, Mzee Nyerere Burito. when he was a child, Nyerere took care of his father's livestock; when he reached the age of 12 he started school walking 30 kilometers to Musoma. After finishing Primary School, he continued to study at the Catholic Missionary School in Tabora.

      

when he turned 20, he was baptized and became a Catholic until the end of his life. The priests noticed his talent and helped him to study teaching at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda from 1943 to 1945. While at Makerere he founded the Tanganyika Students Union Branch and also got involved with the Tanganyika African Association (TAA) Branch. After finishing teaching studies, he returned to Tabora and became a teacher at St. Mary's. in 1949 he got a chance to study at the University of Edinburgh in England and studied for a Master's Degree in History and Economics. He graduated in 1952. He was the first Tanzanian to study at a British University and the second Tanzanian to obtain a higher education degree outside of Tanzania.

         Employment

When he returned to Tanganyika from studies, Nyerere taught History, English and Kiswahili at St. Francis Secondary School (Dar es Salaam) which is currently known as Pugu Secondary School. In 1953 he was elected President of the Tanganyika African Association (TAA), a party he helped build while he was a student at Makerere University. in 1954 he changed the TAA Party to the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) which was more political than TAA.

Within a year, the TANU Party was already the leading political party in Tanganyika. Mwalimu Nyerere's power shocked the colonial leaders and forced him to choose to work in politics or remain a teacher. Nyerere was heard saying that he was a teacher by choice and a politician by accident.

he resigned as a teacher and traveled around Tanganyika to talk to ordinary people and chiefs to bring unity in the fight for freedom. He also spoke on behalf of TANU at the Trusteeship Council and the Fourth Committee of the United Nations in New York, United States. his ability to unite people so that they have unity and solidarity to defend their rights together with his talent for creating arguments, defending and speaking eloquently enabled him to achieve Tanganyika's independence without bloodshed. The good cooperation he showed to the former Governor at the time, Mr. Richard Turnbull also helped speed up the attainment of Independence.

      Leadership

Tanganyika gained its independence on December 9, 1961 and Nyerere was elected Prime Minister of independent Tanganyika. A year later, Nyerere was the First President of the Republic of Tanganyika. Nyerere was an important link in bringing about the Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar that created Tanzania after the Zanzibar Revolution in 1964 which removed the Sultan of Zanzibar, Jamshid bin Abdullah from power.

On February 5, 1977, Mwalimu Nyerere led the TANU party in merging with Zanzibar's ruling Afro-Shiraz Party (ASP) and established a new party called Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) as its first Chairman. teacher Nyerere led the Nation for 23 years until 1985 when he retired and left the position to the President of the second phase, Mzee Ali Hassan Mwinyi. he remained the Chairman of CCM until 1990 when he retired despite the fact that he continued to have great respect in the fields of Tanzanian politics and in the world until his death.

Mwalimu Nyerere spent a lot of time staying in his village Butiama while farming in his field. in addition to that, he founded the Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation in 1996. In addition, he was a mediator in the civil war in Burundi. Also between 1987 and 1990 he was the Chairman of the South Commission.

       Death

October 14, 1999, is a day that the Tanzanian nation will never forget because Mwalimu Nyerere passed away at the age of 77 in St. Thomas in London, England after suffering from blood cancer. Mwalimu's body was received in Dar es Salaam on October 18, 1999 and taken to his home in Masasani. On October 20, 1999, the body of the Father of the Nation was taken to the National Stadium so that Tanzanians in general could say goodbye to their loved one. On October 21, 1999, a National funeral prayer was held in the field which was led by Reverend Polycarp Cardinal Pengo. Various local and foreign leaders attended the service. people continued to bid farewell to the Father of the Nation day and night until October 22, 1999 in the evening when his body was removed and transported to Musoma and finally transported to his village Butiama for burial. Mwalimu Nyerere's funeral was held on October 23, 1999 at his home in Mwitongo in Butiama village, Musoma Vijijini district, Mara region.

                  As he is remembered:

  

• Mwalimu Nyerere is one of the few African leaders who have left power voluntarily after ruling for 23 years.

• He brought unity, love, solidarity, peace and justice to Tanzania and Africa.

• He participated in various stages of fighting until getting Independence.

• He eradicated racism.

• Before entering politics he was a teacher. It was this work that earned him the famous title of "Teacher."

• He built the unity of the nation and African culture as well as promoting the Kiswahili language.

• He defended the security of the Nation in the war against Nduli Idd Amin.

• He made a significant contribution to the Liberation Parties of Southern African countries such as ZANU (Zimbabwe), ANC and PAC (South Africa), SWAPO (Namibia), MPLA (Angola) and FRELIMO (Mozambique).

• He managed policies that care for humanity and humanity.

• He was the Founder of the ideology of Socialism and Independence and the Arusha Declaration. The resolution aimed to build a socialist country whose people are free and capable of deciding their own affairs.

• He was the Founder of the Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.

He was able to do a lot and ensure that Kiswahili grows as a language that will unite all Tanzanians.

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