Nyerere

[ Swahili. nye-re-re; English ni-rair-ee ]
/ Swahili. nyɛˈrɛ rɛ; English nɪˈrɛər i /

noun

Julius Kam·ba·ra·ge [Swahili kahm-bah-rah-guh] /Swahili kɑmˈbɑ rɑ gə/,1921–1999, African statesman: president of Tanzania 1964–85.

British Dictionary definitions for nyerere

Nyerere
/ (njəˈrɛrɪ, nɪ-) /

noun

Julius Kambarage (kæmˈbaːraːɡə). 1922–99, Tanzanian statesman; president (1964–85). He became prime minister of Tanganyika in 1961 and president in 1962, negotiating the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar to form Tanzania (1964)