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Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Mwalimu Julius Kambrage Nyerere – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Margaret Wood

A friend’s son, who lived in Tanzania for a year, gave me this lovely cloth which hangs in my office.  The centerpiece is a picture of Julius Kambrage Nyerere who is considered the father of modern Tanzania.  Mwalimu is the Swahili term for teacher which was President Nyerere’s first profession before he entered politics.