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Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere - Biography
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Julius Kambarage Nyerere (April 13, 1922 - October 14, 1999) was President of the United Republic of Tanzania (previously Tanganyika), from the country's founding in 1964, until his retirement in 1985.
Born in Tanganyika to a local Zanaki chief called Nyerere Burito, Julius Nyerere was known by the Swahili name Mwalimu, or "teacher," because of his profession before becoming active in politics.
Nyerere was the first African head of state to retire voluntarily.
He stepped down because he realized that his socialist policies of communal ownership of farms and state ownership of services were not working.
Under his Presidency, Tanzania slipped from being the largest exporter of food in Africa to the biggest importer of food.
However, he made no attempt to cling to power or to influence his successors, who restored capitalism.
Nyerere had wanted to make Tanzania self-reliant, free from indebtedness to former