Nyerere

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

noun
  1. Julius Kam·ba·ra·ge [Swahili kahm-bah-rah-guh], /Swahili kɑmˈbɑ rɑ gə/, 1921–1999, African statesman: president of Tanzania 1964–85.

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Nyerere

/ (njəˈrɛrɪ, nɪ-) /


noun
  1. 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)

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