Tanzania today 14th October mark the anniversary of the death of Julius Nyerere, its founding father.
Nyerere was born on the 13 April 1922 and died on the 14 october 1999. He served the leader from 1960 until his retirement in 1985.
He became Tanzania’s first President in 1962 when the country became a republic.
Today Tanzanians have been using the hashtag #DearNyerere to express the difference between Mr Nyerere’s vision for the country in 1961 and where it is now as it heads into elections later this month
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#DearNyerere Africa loves you. pic.twitter.com/TFduWRUAdx
— Ibraheem Abioye, MD, Ph.D. (@DrAbioye) October 14, 2015
14 October 1999 – 14 October 2015. Marks 16 Years Since You Left Us. #DearNyerere pic.twitter.com/8j177KIx9n
— Msasa Media (@msasaonline) October 14, 2015
We still here, stronger than ever.. Transparency and accountability are starting to prevail… Tanzania will only get better… #DearNyerere
— Michael Baruti (@MichaelBaruti) October 14, 2015
#DearNyerere Peace & Unit is what you advocated (inter alia) and what identifies us to date.
Pray for Tz #NyerereDay pic.twitter.com/JhgPGbepn1— Malosha💙 #SharkTeam🦈 (@Malosha_Esq) October 14, 2015
