Nyerere

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

noun

1. Julius Kam·ba·ra·ge [kahm-, bah, -, r, ah-g, uh], 1921–1999, African statesman: president of Tanzania 1964–85.

Nyerere

/ nɪ-; njəˈrɛrɪ /

noun

1. NyerereJulius Kambarage19221999MTanzanianPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state 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)