"Small nations are like indecently dressed women. They tempt the evil-minded."
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Julius Nyerere
Julius Kambarage Nyerere (Swahili pronunciation: [ˈdʒuːlius kɑmˈbɑɾɑgɑ ɲɛˈɾɛɾɛ]; 13 April 1922 – 14 October 1999) was a Tanzanian anti-colonial activist, politician, and political theorist. He governed as Prime Minister from 1961 to 1962 and then as President from 1963 to 1964, after which he led its successor state, Tanzania, as President from 1964 to 1985. A founding member of the (TANU) party—which in 1977 became the party—he chaired it until 1990. Ideologically an African nationalist and Afr
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