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The philosopher king
A new biography of Tanzania’s first president, Julius Nyerere, reveals a complicated legacy.
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Issa Shivji is Director of the Nyerere Resource Centre at the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology in Dar es Salaam.
A new biography of Tanzania’s first president, Julius Nyerere, reveals a complicated legacy.
History will reward those thinkers whose ideals and actions remained aligned with the people.