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were the contribution of dr julius nyerere to the struggle for tanzaniaz
independence
Contribution
Of Dr. Julius Nyerere To The Struggle For Tanzania’s Independence
Julius
Kambarage Nyerere was born in 1922 at Butiaba near the lake Victoria shores.
His father
was a village chief. He attended a Roman Catholic primary school before joining
the government secondary at Tabora
He got a diploma
in Education at Makerere College in Uganda before finally attaining university
education in universities outside Africa including Edinburgh University in
Scotland.
Nyerere
taught in several schools in Tanzania between 1945 and 1952. This spread
literacy, which was needed in the struggle for independence.
He joined
TANU (Tanganyika African National Union) in 1955 where he seriously campaigned
for Tanganyika’s independence.
He addressed
the U.N.O’s (United Nations Organization) trusteeship council in New York,
where he expressed Tanganyika’s wish for independence.
Organized
TANU to elect a representative to the Legislative council (LEGCO).
Nyerere
became Tanganyika’s first prime minister in 1961 when Tanzania gained her
independence.
He
encouraged the unity between Tanganyika and Zanzibar in 1964. This resulted
into the establishing of the republic of Tanzania.
Emphasized
Swahili language to be the common language Tanzanians were to use. This united
them in the demand for independence.
Nyerere
advocated for peaceful means in the struggle for Tanzania independence. This
scared Tanzania of the destruction that happened to states that used violence
to achieve independence.
Nyerere as
president of Tanganyika African Association transformed (IAA) into TANU
(Tanganyika African National Union) in 1954.
Nyerere
called for adult voting rights voting rights in Tanganyika other than the
earlier restriction on to only those who were earning 75 pounds per year or
those who were literate.
Nyerere
assured the Asians, whites and other foreigners in Tanganyika that they had a
future in Tanganyika. This won some foreigners sympathy towards the
independence movement.
Brought TANU
close to the UN Trusteeship Council. It’s this that was later to put pressure
on Britain to decolonize Tanganyika.
Nyerere
stood down after being elected to the Legico (Legislative Council) complaining
of lack of progress in the move to Tanganyika’s independence
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