INSTITUTE OF ACCOUNTANCY ARUSHA

INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT

STUDENT NAME : MARIAM .S. MGUBE

REGISTRATION NUMBER : ODPLM/0002/2018

MODULE : PRESENTATION SKILLS

PROGRAM : ODPLM II

CODE : BMD 06210

FACILITATOR : Rwabishungi (D r Lescia)

SEMESTER : TWO
INTRODUCTION

Julius Nyerere, in full Julius Kambarage Nyerere, also called Mwalimu (Swahili: “Teacher”),

(born March 1922, Butiama, Tanganyika [now in Tanzania]—died October 14, 1999, London,
England), first prime minister of independent Tanganyika (1961), who later became the
first president of the new state of Tanzania (1964). Nyerere was also the major force behind the
Organization of African Unity (OAU; now the African union).
Nyerere was a son of the chief of the small Zanaki ethical group. He was educated at Tabora
Secondary School and Makerere College in Kampala, Uganda. A convert to Roman Catholic, he
taught in several Roman Catholic schools before going to Edinburgh University. He was the first
Tanganyika to study at a British university. He graduated with an M.A. in history and economics
in 1952 and returned to Tanganyika to teach.
The late Nyerere has been successfully politically due to his different effort he had in politically
that make him a great person to be remembered every day in Tanzanian life the following are the
reasons/ secret of his successful.
Prohibition of tribalism and all forms of racial and ethnic discrimination. Whereby it was
hard for Tanganyika people to obtain independence due to difference in language (tribes) that
could led to misunderstanding themselves, as well as racial segregation and discrimination so the
late Nyerere prohibit all tribalism, racial segregation, and discrimination that bring Tanganyika
people together, unity and fight until they gain their independence. ( where in some of his speech
said that” Tanzanian are asking themselves which tribe to you belong do you want to suffer just
because there is nothing to deal with tribes nowadays.”).
Kiswahili as national language. Due to the problem of tribalism become common out of more
emphasis putted before independence on uniting people still tribalism was a big problem but
Nyerere succeed to solve the problem through the introduction of Kiswahili language as a
national language where by people could be bilingual of their native language and Kiswahili
language but all was the effort that made him to abolish tribalism.
Being a son of a chief. During colonialism being a son of a chief was something precious that
only the sons of the chiefs were allowed to go to school, This helped Nyerere to study also being
the first Tanzania (Tanganyika) person to study at British University things that add credits on
him as well as wider understanding about independence that made him strongly stand with his
people fight for independence of Tanganyika (Tanzania).

Unity. He believe in unity not individuals that why he unity all Tanganyika under TANU to fight
for the independence as well as in prohibit exploitation he bring Tanganyika and Zanzibar
together so as when they unite it will be easy for them fight with colonialist than Zanzibar as one
or Tanganyika, Also he use it and helped him to other countries of Africa to obtain their
independence but all could not being done without unity that led to the formation of OAU.
Strengthening the forces. Through strengthening the forces he managed to fight and win the
war between Tanzania and Uganda, Also managed to make the mostly strongest force in east
Africa where some of the countries are afraid of our military as we are good mostly fighting on
the ground.
Self-dependent. Due to greater emphasis on the issue of Tanzania’s working for themselves and
thus bettering their economy than to rely on European imports where he come to succeed to
establishment of Ujamaa(1967) as the basis for his economic blueprint, Whereby Ujamaa is a
Swahili word that means “extended family”, “brotherhood” or socialism. Although Ujamaa does
not last longer but still he used to keep emphasis on it.
Personal efforts. Nyerere had his own personal efforts on the issue of education, Whereby out
of having the opportunity of studding by the time but also his efforts made him reach far just
because there was a lot of sons of the chiefs but he was the only first person until he reach to
study at British University, This helped him in1955 and 1956 he journeyed to the United Nations
in New York City as a petitioner to the Trusteeship Council, where different debates were
conducted about granting Tanganyika independence where at first they reject at last he managed
it

Generally the late Nyerere was a person who was there for the people not only Tanzanian but
also African, This is why he become the mostly important figure to be remembered in Africa you
can’t talk about freedom of Africa without talking about him. He died physically but his name is
living until now. This should teach us we should let the sound of our name living forever by
doing and standing on the positive issues that we will be proud of ourselves and society overall.
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Kassam, Y. (1995) “Julius Nyerere” in Z. Morsy (Ed) Thinkers on Education, Paris: UNESCO
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Legum, C. and Mmari, G. (Ed.) (1995) Mwalimu: The Influence of Nyerere, London: Africa
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