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Independence cannot be real if a nation depends upon gifts.

Julius Nyerere

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Julius Nyerere
Age: 77 †
Born: 1922
Born: April 13
Died: 1999
Died: October 14
Educator
Linguist
Politician
Tanzanian Politician
Teacher
Translator
Writer
Julius Kambarage Nyerere
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Independence
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