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CAREER AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF JULIUS NYERERE IN TANGANYIKA’S INDEPENDENCE STRUGGLE

 Nyerere was born in March 1922. He was a son of chief Burito, the father and Mugaya, the mother, all of a small tribe called Zanaki.He was born in the village of Butiama South East of Lake Victoria. Nyerere lived a rural life despite his chiefly background. 

Nyerere tried to learn some leadership qualities from his father who was a chief. 

He studied at Musoma Primary School. 



He then went to Tabora government school for lower secondary, where he was appointed a prefect and discovered that the student leaders were given privileges, something which he never liked. 

He went to Makerere college school in Uganda in 1945 where he obtained a Diploma in Education. 

He taught for a while at St.Mary’s Tabora, a school for the White Fathers. 

Later, he left for further studies in Edinburg University of Scotland in 1949. 

While in the University, Nyerere studied and learnt Economics, History and Philosophy. 

He obtained a Master of Arts in History, Economics and Philosophy in 1952. 

He went to Britain where he met several Pan-Africanists and discussed related to colonialism. 

Nyerere’s ambition was to lead a national struggle to free his people from colonialism 

He returned to Tanzania in 1953. 

 In 1953, he was elected president of TAA, that is to say Tanganyika African Association. 

In 1954, Nyerere renamed TAA into TANU (Tanganyika Africa National Union) which led to a number of politica1 changes. 

Nyerere tried to unite the people of Tanganyika very seriously to achieve independence. 

From 1955 to 1956, Nyerere visited the UNO headquarters in New York to look for international support for the liberation of Tanzania. 

He was nominated to membership of Legislative Council in1957 but resigned because of low progress. 

Between 1958 and 1959, he organised his party TANU for the election of a member to the Legislative Assembly. 

In 1960 elections which were organised, TANU won 71 seats and Nyerere became the first Prime Minister. 

He campaigned for the independence of Tanganyika which he achieved on 9th, December 1961 almost by sole effort.


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