Julius Nyerere interview | Tanzania | This Week | 1977

10 years after independence, Thames Television's 'This Week' programme visits Tanzania to see how the reforms of President Nyerere is changing the landscape of the country. In this report respected Journalist Jonathan Dimbleby speaks to President Nyerere about his reforms and ideologies.
First shown: 03/03/1977
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[@waimbuthia820]

I really loved Mwalimu. Such an intelligent & altruistic man. His praises won't be sung because he was a true man of the people who din't care about enriching himself, his family & a few friends as many politicians do. I wish that was a system of government that worked well enough to do right by ALL people. It's really not about socialism, communism or capitalism. It's about man's greed & his lack of empathy, compassion & kindness. If we all seriously cultivated these ideals, then no child would go without vis-s-vis education, access to healthcare & all other things that contribute to true progress of a nation. Anyway, you did so much for your people and, in essence, many others & for that your name & legacy is ensured in history books. Rest in power, Mwalimu. And may God forever bless your soul.

[@damianclyde9250]

i know im randomly asking but does anyone know of a method to log back into an Instagram account..? I was stupid forgot my login password. I would love any assistance you can offer me.

[@MrBabaziro]

Well said

[@amanam2735]

Proud to be associted with a nation led by this statesman. Tanzania is great because of Mwalimu.

[@julianbullmagic]

Not many countries have actual leaders, usually just greedy sociopaths, Julius Nyerere was a real leader.

[@patiencerwiza3086]

well said indeed

[@HumanBeing-pj4hm]

Thank you for posting this video as a Tanzanian youth I am delighted to understand this beautiful history of our country, we thank God for giving us intelligence and health to develop our nation,Tanzania is moving ahead where we were isn't where we are now.

[@xl6941]

i feel like the world owes him more recognition.

[@dct4lif]

Especially Africa

[@aasykesful]

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[@JesseAkabwogi]

Those villages are now Big towns...he changed billion of peasants to forced him education under trees. At 1 time all tanzanians could read

[@peterbillas9131]

He is here the spirit of Mwalimu live in makufuli....zidumu fikira za mwenyekiti wa kwanza wa ccm

[@simondilling5353]

That's a fact. The only thing we learned about Tanzania in elementary school was information about Kilimanjaro and in high school we learned nothing. I first learned about him early this calendar year. I am from Denmark and I was surprised to learn that the former Danish king and queen visited Tanzania and spent time with Nyerere. That concludes that it would be relevant to learn in a Danish school system.

[@mohamedalinureini4724]

Yes she is a proud nation as Tanzania, lead to glory by the founding father maulimu julouse kibarage nyerere. He also paved the way for the election to be held through the electrol commision. After he stepped down as a president of Tanzania. May Allah give him eternal peace and Open the gates of Heaven. Ameen.

[@jackiebomboma2718]

This video gave me an opportunity to remind myself of who I am and what I should do for others. Change in peace takes time. We all need to play a part in another's growth and change. ❤ We shouldn't intimidating people. We need more of political education and general education. Unadhani Tanzania ingekuwaje kama ujamaa ungeendelea?

[@shaqdizo7678]

Socialism took time to bring development but I'm happy us Tanzanians we stayed that way , that has taught so many of us Tanzanians to love one another, we maintained peace between religion and tribalism, Tanzania will love you at any time, you can go to any house in Tanzania they will welcome you and feeed you and this is all because of our Baba Mwalimu Nyerere R.I.P I miss you.

[@zerochanneltanzania3797]

This dude had the power. He could be a dictator but he choose different. I love u man.

[@clement.matogwa.101]

It is pleasure to listen to this remarkable dialogue Rest in peace Mwl.Julius kambarage Nyerere

[@kiswahilikitukuzwe2547]

Thanks Mwalimu Julius Nyerere for bringing freedom to the entire continent of Afrika.

[@JesseAkabwogi]

But the ujamaa principal....

[@zat0076]

Jesse A he didn’t know better then he was blinded by the brutality of capitalism on his people...he didn’t know that he can turn it d other way

[@Bigboy-nx3nc]

Jesse A are you dumb or stupid?

[@JesseAkabwogi]

He used money so fare man imagine the wars outside at the same time

[@JesseAkabwogi]

@@Bigboy-nx3nc lol...I live in us am a therapist and yes am dumb am going home to fix this back

[@monicaashery1]

I admire you transparency, Mwalimu; sleep well.

[@peterbillas9131]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰we are poor with hop ther is nothing else..... I m living in Cape town and I see clearly what Mwalimu Nyerere did for our people south Africa black are suffering they don't have land

[@stevejoseph4514]

Nyerere is a figure that everyone should learn about

[@machinefannatic99]

There is no right system, but everybody knows having majority of people poor and a few rich is wrong.

[@ashvinlakhani4591]

J K Nyerere. Mwalimu. A father of nation. He was genius. A champion of Humanitarian ideology . Hats off. 👍👍👌👌. We love his braveness powerful confidence and determination .

[@Mapenzi2635]

Thank you for this. Tanzania was a true democratic state until neo-liberalism cheeped in. Nyerere defined freedom as work 'uhuru ni kazi'. Nyerere's definition of freedom, an altruistic and objective, makes western democracy a mockery and unintelligent . Anyone without work to feed his family is not free.

[@oscarkasalile3966]

The first president in Tanzania he like all counry in Africa.

[@richardmbasha1411]

What a teaching videos, I believe more of such videos are in national library..they should be released for our youth to learn about their past..

[@komatsu8169]

Now this is ubuntu

[@JesseAkabwogi]

Exactly but how will it be instituted

[@JesseAkabwogi]

Search Results Featured snippet from the web The Arusha Declaration (Swahili: Azimio la Arusha) and TANU's Policy on Socialism and Self Reliance (1967), referred to as the Arusha Declaration, is known as Tanzania's most prominent political statement of African Socialism, 'Ujamaa', or brotherhood (Kaitilla, 2007). A statement of african principal

[@peterbillas9131]

malnourished my ass I was born in 77 and I'm still alive me and my 9 siblings the last one was born 86 I'm the 3 one Mwalimu Nyerere change Tanzania for the better that why we still have our land un like other African country like south Africa and Kenya...viva baba wa taifa

[@stouwpah]

😎😎his english🔥🙌🏼

[@micajerrmy8581]

natamani na ninamwomba mungu tupate kiongozi ka ma huyu tena siyo leo tanzania ya leo viongozi tunapata ambao siyo wazalendo mtu anavuna anaondoka anavuna anaondoka eeeh mungu sikia kilio chetu sisi waja wako

[@Waberoya]

Mica Jerrmy it is a dream, viongozi wanaandaliwa kutokana desturi za jamii ndogo ndogo, mitaala ya elimu mashuleni....mitaala mibovu, desturi za jamii ndogo ndogo zimekufa

[@maligisadotto8631]

@@Waberoya inasaidia zaidi pia kutoa maoni yako kama mtanzania ungependa mitaala ya elimu iweje, usiishie kulaumu na kuondoka kama watanzania wengine. Inaonesha unajua kitu lakini kama hukisemi faida yake haitaonekana.

[@gaspermganga8900]

Dah Yani leo hii tumesahau kabisa Wapi tumetoka, watu lazima tuamke tuanze kuangalia tunachagua viongozi wa namna gani. Naamini tutaletewa viongozi wengine kama Nyerere, Magu. Rip Makamanda

[@andersgullberg]

Sad is about corruption under that time which still exist today. I did lived in Dar Es Salaam between 1976-78 and it was great time for me as kid. I didn´t understand about internal problems too in Tanzania. But i did really loved theirs rich culture and it was exotic too. Not the same like socialist state in Sweden year 1976 before we moved to Tanzania.

[@kingjahman7905]

His foresee of taxing the rich n benefits the poor is what America cries for to this day!! He had free health Care for all people but the great America don't have to this day!! WTF!

[@elipidhugotesha1909]

Very good comand of English He has good ideas only ther implementors let him down

[@jamaludinmanji8856]

Mwalimu Julius Nyerere was the "mahatma Gandhi"of Tanzania!

[@fmagege]

Don't insult Mwalimu. Gandhi was a racist.

[@allinfoafricannetworks2900]

I think fairness or equality in socialism life is a daytime dream especially for African regimes that is always promote capitalism of today

[@badbeats5637]

I really don't understand how a person of sound mind could assume socialism works. Nyerere should've know better. Tanzanians like to act like he knew better.

[@rutarakaabertus6256]

Papa🇹🇿

[@ibbyikh1788]

He was revolutionary not economic growth, he was one of Pan African leaders, he was good for social community not for social economic, he cut off tribalism and unit people of Tanzania made Swahili spoken language in Tanzania RIP Nyerere.

[@jomri6214]

What else? Nothing else. What a punch.

[@boniphacephilipo1761]

Mungu ni mwema, IPO siku tutapata NYERERE MWINGINE

[@adamdaudi6191]

😊

[@WalterSavael]

🤝

[@dct4lif]

Enzi Tanzania ikiongozwa na viongozi wazalendo wenye hekima na busara. Sio leo ukitofautiana na kiongozi tunatafutana kwa risasi.

[@MAFUNDISHO1]

Today in tanzania, we have land law which does not allow for some to just occupy land and not develop it, You either acquire land and cultivate or if left bear , others may come to the land and use it. Secondly all land is held in trustee of the president. Building a nations of unit and love its founded under socialism values.. there is no hatres in Tanzania, come to Tanzania we welcome the guest vell well , because of those socialism values, it have been a country of peace and unity because of that. 😊

[@arthurmboowa45666]

Mzee Mwalimu Nyerere used to walk with a small stick , what's it's purpose?

[@johnmwanga496]

#Tanzania

[@abdalahgunda1319]

When we remember how late Julia's kambarage nyerere plan it pain we Tanzania to today what our new leader acting diuring his lteligence was to protect tanzania resources first to let tanzania have enough sense how to use resources by banefit poor population but vary disappoint to see what late.julias plan.ctuah ujamaa mince use our own anage to be Saif Creator use our own lteligence but outside crush use our own Africa polition leader selfish of rechnest selifishines outcome late Julia's kambarage nyerere plan crush

[@MrBabaziro]

Wise man!

[@olivierballou392]

The journalist is pretty credulous. He never challenges the collectivization of agriculture and one-party state (and this was in 1977 - lots of other countries had tried and failed at this by then.) I guess hope springs eternal.

[@sydneyodhiambo9933]

You lie, what did you mean '...independence without bloodshed...' They fought for it by bloodshed, sweat, and tears. Through Maji Maji rebellion and the likes... it's time to narrate our history. They fought and won..

[@samsonkaboko5137]

Nyerere alikuwa anaongea kitu chenye nondo na wakati huo nguvu za kiume kama zote Sasa uparapatwe utatoa wapi nguvu?

[@peterbillas9131]

Ooooh Nyerere jenga nchi oooh ccm today yajenga nchi oooh makufuli jenga nchi ...western democracy is poison

[@King_Of_Everything]

👊✌️👍。

[@josh4793]

What is the name of the journalist

[@stanleybupambambogo3334]

josh, the first name of the journalist is Jonathan, and his second is one between Dimbley and Dembley (not quite sure of the proper spellings). He is a British as far as is my guess!

[@stanleybupambambogo3334]

Sorry Josh, I have found the right second name of him being Dimbleby. So, his proper is Jonathan Dimbleby.

[@goodluckjingu8130]

Well I still see the elements of Socialism untill now though it declined. Very interesting 😢😢

[@abdalahgunda1319]

Let Julia's kambarage nyerere was vary lteligence polition diuring his life time in Tanzania and abroad and Africa nation on Julia's kambarage nyerere also was lmbarasing with university of daresalam but he managed to control them.he was closed all university and transport all students our of university of daresalam then bring them one by one to the university but on that action on late Julia's kambarage nyerere it was on his maind short late Julia's kambarage nyerere amounce resignation position of president peaceful he rool Tanzania for 24 years but was vary lteligence man control difficult stuetiion late Julia's kambarage nyerere was muster plan how to nigesheting with western country with gun like angola Mozambique sauthafrica here was only political lmotion reach agreement western to help Mozambique and angola get lndipendet and sauthafrica

[@kambamazig02024]

Ndugu mwenyekiti wa Chama cha Mapinduzi - what happened to our people? Now they call themselves "Mheshimiwa" othering the other Tanzanians.

[@manyukkitv3225]

Y

[@sydneyodhiambo9933]

Lastly, they were democratic, advanced, etc. in their own way... 😢. Stop belittling other societies...

[@kalashnicov6755]

what else

[@raymondkaswaga8334]

Mbna ww unajua kiingereza wananchi wa Tz hawajui wengi wao

[@yohanasimon5190]

uahakuja Tanzania ukakuta awajui au unaongea tu

[@yohanasimon5190]

ushakuja Tanzania ukakuta awajui au unaongea tu

[@saidijumahussein533]

Ni kweli uyasemayo wengi hawajui Kiingereza, Nyerere alibadilisha mfumo wa elimu mwaka 1968, akafuta Kiingereza kama lugha ya kufundishia na kuuwa mfumo wa elimu wa primary na middle school na kuweka darasa la Saba. Na kukifanya Kiswahili kuwa lugha ya kufundishia, na kama hivyo haitoshi ili kuua kabisa elimu alianzisha UPE (Universal Primary Education) katika mfumo huu alikuwa akichukua walimu waliomaliza shule ya msingi wawe walimu wa shule ya msingi. Kipindi chake hakuna aliyethubutu kukosoa alichokifanya. Watu walikuwa masikini wa kutupwa, watu wengi walikuwa wanavaa ndala zilizotengenezwa kwa matairi ya gari. Kiufupi huyu mzee aliiharibu nchi na alikuwa dikteta.

[@albertjames6845]

Saidi Juma Hussein mjinga kwelikweli wewe, unajuwa literacy rate ya Tanzania ilikuwa asilmia ngapi enzi za utawala wake? Unajuwa Tanzania ilikuwa ya ngapi Afrika kielimu? Kujuwa kiingereza sio kipimo cha elimu bora au usomi,l au maendeleo, ni lugha tu kama zilivyo nyingine. Korea, China, Ufaransa, Ujerumani, Urusi, n.k. hawaongei kiingereza, je, hawana maendeleo? Ujinga wako ndio pazia linalokuzuia kuuona ukweli. It's not government's fault that you are lazy and you don't read, keep your mouth shut. It's amazing that you don't even listen to this documentary

[@medardsotta5211]

@@saidijumahussein533 literate rate kipindi cha Nyerere kilikuwa 90%+. The highest in Africa (if not in the world). Wazee wetu walisoma bure msingi hadi chuo kikuu na MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION ILIKUWA NI KIINGEREZA KAMA ILIVYO SASA. Acha upotoshaji!

[@hamza89945]

Alimshambulia mwafrika mwenzake bure tu. Nyerere alikua na ndimi mbili. Hakuona raha Amin kua mkuu wa Africa

[@lewismcharo8086]

Sijawahi kusikia hoja ya kijinga kama hii uliyo toa

[@humphreymwihambi4330]

Iddi Amin ndio nani ktk siasa za Afrika? Huna unachojua

[@geopolitics94]

Wewe ni mpumbavu

[@albertjames6845]

Yani shida yako ni ujinga na udini tu.

[@Sangaadam]

Unaonyesha ujinga wako publicly

[@raybirry3816]

Nyerere understood the importance of English language and was fluent in it,unlike Magufuli who hides behind promoting swahili,while the entire world knows his english is broken,and embarrassing.

[@geraldsanzala8119]

Hahahaahahahaaaaa the beast will hunt you down..... Exposing his little childish trix

[@chrisdot9914]

Wrong. Magufuli is addressing his own people and not you. His English is just fine..

[@maligisadotto8631]

Do you think that every president in the world knows English? What is English by the way, it's just a language like other languages! It not mandatory for every one to know English. Somebody can live even without speaking English at all.

[@samakimmari8135]

This is what I googled.... "World leaders who Cannot speak English " Now read what came out!! Vladimir Putin only began studying English a few years ago, and rarely speaks it. Chinese President Xi Jinping can only speak a little English, and Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, always uses an interpreter when conversing with an English speaker. Conclusion: It is not mandatory to learn the language of the oppressors. Furthermore knowing English doesn't equate to being educated (Many world leaders use translators and its very common in Europe UN assembly and the list goes on and on). Language is an identity and the more you learn to appreciate your identity the more respect you get. Kama kiingereza changu hapo kimepinda, basi jua tu Kiingereza si lugha yangu

[@maligisadotto8631]

@@samakimmari8135 kuna watu bado watumwa kisaikolojia kwa kutukuza kiingereza na kudhani kujua kiingereza ni kuelimika au ni kuongeza hadhi ya mtu. Huu ni utumwa mbaya zaidi.

[@peterbillas9131]

This guy if he still alive he must be ashamed of him self coz Tanzania is better country today

[@asserimsechu7872]

Tanzania is better compare to what? we are totally dependent on downers we have neither economic independence nor security ... and we have some of Tanzanians now believing that we are better now .

[@syedadeelhussain2691]

Tanzania became a failed state because of collectivisation.

[@badbeats5637]

Facts

[@nobrainer8461]

But united

[@richardrwizamlendo843]

@@badbeats5637 you don't know the facts. Drought and alternative to sisal among them

[@georgeodhiambo598]

When did Tanzania become a failed state? Don't project your personal failures on Tanzania.

[@syedadeelhussain2691]

@@georgeodhiambo598 Ujamah

[@mwetaminwamteulwa]

This was the worst system that Nyerere brought to Tanzania. Socialism never worked; we always have to allow competition among people. Competition is what make a country to growth, not ujamaa

[@medhers1050]

He screwed up TANZANIA! Let no one argue

[@kiswahilikitukuzwe2547]

Med Hers He played his part with good intentions and laid a foundation for someone else to continue where he left under the circumstances of the cold war. Would you have wanted him to be like Mobutu?

[@stevescot5650]

I feel pitty for you ..

[@mandailunga7068]

Pumbavu

[@georgeodhiambo598]

Med Hers, You sound like one of the economic parasites who wanted to suck the blood of ordinary Tanzanians. If you are as I believe you are then you have reason to complain because you lost out during that period of change. Pole.

[@samakimmari8135]

This is a review from one of the people who had the chance to experience life in Tanzania within the first years of its infancy. (Wright after independence). Unfortunately, you need to know Kiswahili for that. The video is just an opinion you don't have to agree with it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/noGlXmmdmMpmmZo (it starts from 7:00 min.)