The Abantu View: Julius Nyerere, 1922-
{"Image ImageDescription": "WAS01:TANZANIA-NYERERE:LONDON,14OCT99 - FILE PHOTO 10JUN96 - Tanzania's former President Julius Nyerere died in a London hospital October 14, current President Benjamin Mkapa said in a national television and radio address. Nyerere led his country to independence from Britain in 1961 and was its president from 1962 until 1985 when he became one of the first post-colonial African leaders to step down from power voluntarily. He speaks to the press while mediating peace talks among warring Burundi factions in this 1996 file photo. hb/Photo by George Mulala    REUTERS", "Image Software": "Google", "Image Artist": "GEORGE MULALA"}