Ruler · 1922 – 1999

Julius Nyerere

Lived 1922 – 1999; politician, writer. President of Tanzania (Tanzania), 1964 – 1985; also in the line of Tanganyika.

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Lived: 1922 – 1999; 77 years
In office: 21 years; one reign
Lines: 2; states
Left it: resigned; the ruler's own article

President of Tanzania

Tanzania · the 1st of 6 dated reigns · 1964 – 2021

Julius Nyerere1964 – 1985

Ali Hassan Mwinyi1985 – 1995

Benjamin Mkapa1995 – 2005

Jakaya Kikwete2005 – 2015

2 after

died in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 1964 – 1985 · 21 years · came to it aged 42

Left it: resignedread from the ruler's own article

In 1985, Nyerere stood down and was succeeded by Ali Hassan Mwinyi, who reversed many of Nyerere's policies.

Also in the line of Tanganyika (2nd of 2).

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