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In Tanganyika we believe that only evil, Godless men would make the color of a mans skin the criteria for granting him civil rights.

Julius Nyerere

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Julius Nyerere
Age: 77 †
Born: 1922
Born: April 13
Died: 1999
Died: October 14
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Tanzanian Politician
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Julius Kambarage Nyerere
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