Actor
Born Apr 13, 1922 · Butiama, Tanganyika
Awards: Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding, Order of José Martí, Nansen Refugee Award, Lenin Peace Prize, Gandhi Peace Prize, International Simón Bolívar Prize, Royal Order of the Seraphim, Order of the Elephant
Julius Kambarage Nyerere was a Tanzanian anti-colonial activist, politician and political theorist. He governed Tanganyika as prime minister from 1961 to 1962 and then as president from 1962 to 1964, after which he led its successor state,…