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Julius Nyerere
Tanzanian politician and writer, first Prime Minister and President of Tanzania (1922–1999)
Who they were
Julius Kambarage Nyerere (Swahili: [ˈdʒulius kɑᵐbɑˈɾɑɠɛ ɲɛˈɾɛɾɛ]; 13 April 1922 – 14 October 1999) was a Tanzanian politician, anti-colonial activist, revolutionary and political theorist. He governed Tanganyika as prime minister from 1961 to 1962 and then as president from 1962 to 1964, after which he led its successor state, Tanzania, as president from 1964 to 1985. He was a founding member and chair of the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) party and of its successor, Chama Cha Mapinduzi, from 1954 to 1990. Ideologically an African nationalist and African socialist, he promoted a political philosophy known as Ujamaa.
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The miracles
A cause for canonisation has been opened, which is what Servant of God means. Heroic virtue has not yet been declared and no miracle has been examined.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
- Santi e Beati — Servo di Dio Julius Kambarage Nyerere Presidente della Tanzania — Listed as "Servo di Dio Julius Kambarage Nyerere Presidente della Tanzania" — . Butiama, Tanzania, 13 aprile 1922 – Londra, Regno Unito, 14 ottobre 1999 Laico della diocesi di Musoma, sposato. Dirigente nazionalista e so
- Wikidata Q186525 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Julius Nyerere (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.