Julius Nyerere


Julius Nyerere (July 19, 1922- October 14, 1999) was President of Tanzania,
and previously Tanganyika, until his retirement. He was known by the Swahili
name Mwalimu or 'teacher'. When in power, Nyerere implemented a socialist
economic, establishing close ties with China, and also introduced a policy
of collectivisation in the country's agriculture, known as ujamaa.

Nyerere was leader of the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) which
merged with the Afro-Shirazi Party of Zanzibar to for the Chama cha
Mapinduzi (CCM) or People's Revolutionary Movement.