Nyerere

American  

[nye-re-re, ni-rair-ee] / nyɛˈrɛ rɛ, nɪˈrɛər i /

noun

1. Julius Kambarage 1921–1999, African statesman: president of Tanzania 1964–85.

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Nyerere British  

/ nɪ-, njəˈrɛrɪ /

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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Example Sentences

According to Prof Kagwanja, that act alone negated what Tanzania and its founding President Julius Nyerere stood for.

From BBC

Ali Hassan Mwinyi, 98, a schoolteacher turned politician who led Tanzania as its second post-independence president and helped dismantle the doctrinaire socialism of his predecessor, Julius Nyerere, died Thursday in Dar es Salaam, the country’s former capital.

From Seattle Times

He then held a number of government positions including as a minister and as an ambassador before becoming Zanzibar's president in 1984 and then succeeding Nyerere the following year.

From BBC

But after more than two decades under Nyerere, the country faced a shortage of essential goods including food and clothing.

From BBC

Some saw him as a puppet of Nyerere, who despite stepping down as president, stayed on as the leader of the ruling party, which still had a tight grip on the affairs of the state.

From BBC