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Nyerere, affectionately known as Mwalimu or teacher, was also a founder of the Organization of African Unity in 1963, and a leading proponent of economic sanctions against the former apartheid regime in South Africa.
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Synopsis: In 1978, Uganda President and former boxer Idi Amin proposed to settle the war with Tanzania by challenging Julius Nyerere, President of Tanzania and former teacher ( "Mwalimu"), to a boxing match refereed by Mohammed Ali.
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Malik Amin Aslam Islamabad, PakistanNyerere: An African IconAs a Tanzanian, I was disappointed by your coverage of the death of former Tanzanian president "Mwalimu" (the Swahili word for "teacher") Julius Nyerere ( "A Man of Principle," World Affairs, Oct. 25).
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Tanzanian president Julius "Mwalimu" Nyerere last year.
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Tanzanian president Julius "Mwalimu" Nyerere as mediator in the
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Businesses and government offices remained closed as people thronged the airport hours before the coffin of the man known to all as "Mwalimu" or teacher in Kiswahli arrived aboard an Air
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Julius Kambarage "Mwalimu" Nyerere was an outstanding leader, a brilliant philosopher and a people's hero - a champion for the entire
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"Mwalimu" or teacher in Kiswahili, the language he used to forge national unity in the East African nation.
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The body of "Mwalimu" (the teacher) is lying in state at the national stadium.
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In Tanzania’s case, the leader was Julius Kambarage Nyerere, known as Mwalimu, Ki-Swahili for “teacher.”
TONIGHT ON THE TERRORDOME: Relaunch of Arusha Declaration + Police Torture in Nigeria 2007
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