Before Julius Nyerere, Tanzania was a German colony and later a British mandate. Nyerere helped Tanzania gain independence in 1961 and was elected president in 1962. As president, he introduced "African Socialism" and prioritized education. Through the Arusha Declaration, he established a socialist state and nationalized parts of the economy. Nyerere also advocated for nonalignment in the Cold War and supported anti-colonial movements in Africa.

1. The Rise of Julius Nyerere LaPorscha Baldwin Reshea Mackey

2. Before Nyerere’s Time Before WWI Tanzania was a colony of Germany. After the end of WWI in the treaty of Versailles it grants Britain a League of Nations mandate to govern the former Germany’s property- which now acquires a new name, Tanganyika. When Nyerere came back home in 1953 he immediately found a political group called TNUA (Tanganyika African National Union). Tanzania was working on independence while Nyerere became President of the Union, entered the Legislative Council in 1958 and became chief minister in 1960.

3. Before Nyerere’s Time Continued Nyerere’s integrity, organization, and his willing spirit to work with other groups help Tanzania to become independent and helped him to become president. After a period of time Tanzania became independent in 1961. Tanzania needed a leader so Nyerere stepped up to the plate and he was already known and became president in 1962. Before Julius Nyerere became president Tanzania had no government. Now Tanzania is Republican.

4. Nyerere’s Time Nyerere was forced to choose between political career and/or a teaching career. His standing in the political realm was only accidental. He was introduced to a single-party state in 1965 and it was called “African Socialism” He also ran the country on a utopian guide line also. To solve problems in his country they used simple and traditions solutions other than relying on foreign solutions. He put education and literacy first and it had progress.

5. The Arusha Declaration The Arusha Declaration puts agriculture at the center of the national economy and introduces a program of 'villagization' - meaning the moving of peasant families into cooperative villages where they can supposedly work together more productively. This announces the introduction of a socialist state and is accompanied by the nationalization of key elements in the economy.

6. Foreign Policy Nyerere’s foreign policy stressed nonalignment in the Cold War Tanzania kept neutrality with the West and East Founded the OAU (Organization of African Unity in 1963 Supported militant groups active in African colonies

7. Foreign Policy Cont. Nyerere was one of the leaders of the Front Line States that campaigned in support of black majority rule in southern Africa He led Tanzania in war with Uganda, exiling the government of Idi Amin in 1978

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9. Resources http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid =ad23 http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-nye.htm http://www.answers.com/topic/julius-nyerere ://www.marxists.org/subject/africa/nyerere/1967/arusha-declaration.htm