Julius K Nyerere

Julius K Nyerere (1922-1999), full name Julius Kambarage Nyerere, was a Tanzanian nationalist and political leader led nationalist movement in colonial Tanganyika. After independence, Julius K Nyerere, became first prime minister of the country in 1961, and became president in 1962 when the country was declared a republic.

Wisdom & Quotes

• Freedom to many means immediate betterments, as if by magic. ... Unless I can meet at least some of these aspirantions, my support will wane and my head will roll just as surely as the tickbird follows the rhino.
• A house should not be built so close to another that a chicken from one can lay an egg in the neighbour's yard, nor so far away that a child cannot shout to the yard of his neighbour.
• Small nations are like indecently dressed women. They tempt the evil-minded.

Norodom Sihanouk