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Also Known As Julius Kambarage Nyerere • Mwalimu
Born March 1922 • Tanzania
Died October 14, 1999 (aged 77) • London • England
Title / Office president (1964-1985), Tanzania • prime minister (1960-1961), Tanganyika
Founder African Union

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