List of awards and honours received by Julius Nyerere explained

This is a comprehensive list of awards, honours and other recognitions bestowed on Julius Nyerere.[1]

Nyerere was a Tanzanian anti-colonial activist, politician, and political theorist. He governed Tanganyika as prime minister from 1961 to 1962 and then as president from 1962 to 1964, after which he led its successor state, Tanzania, as president from 1964 to 1985. He was a founding member and chair of the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) party, and of its successor Chama Cha Mapinduzi, from 1954 to 1990. Ideologically an African nationalist and African socialist, he was a controversial figure. Across Africa he gained widespread respect as an anti-colonialist and in power received praise for ensuring that, unlike many of its neighbours, Tanzania remained stable and unified in the decades following independence.

He is held in deep respect within Tanzania, where he is often referred to by the Swahili honorific Mwalimu ("teacher") and described as the "Father of the Nation."

Honours

Foreign honours

YearDateCountryOrder
197027 January 1970Order of the Yugoslav Great Star[2]
197421 September 1974 CubaOrder of José Martí.[3]
197524 April 1975 MexicoOrder of the Aztec Eagle, Collar[4]
1976 Guinea-BissauMedal of Amilcar Cabral
1983 MozambiqueOrder of Eduardo Mondlane
1985 AngolaOrder of Augstino Neto
1986CSir Seretse Khama Medal
19867 September 1987Lenin Peace Prize[5]
200416 June 2004 South AfricaOrder of the Supreme Companion of OR Tambo[6]
2005 ZimbabweRoyal Order of Munhumutapa[7]
200710 July 2007 UgandaMost Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa (Grand Master)[8]
200710 July 2007 UgandaOrder of Katonga[9]
20096 July 2009 RwandaNational Liberation Medal[10]
20096 July 2009 RwandaCampaign Against Genocide Medal
2010 NamibiaOrder of the Most Ancient Welwitschia mirabilis[11]
2012 BurundiNational Order of the Republic (Grand Cordon)[12]
JamaicaOrder of Jamaica[13]

Domestic honours

Scholastic

Honorary academic awards

YearUniversityCountryHonour
1960Duquesne UniversityDoctor of Laws[14]
1962University of EdinburghDoctor of Laws[15]
1967Cairo UniversityHonoris Causa[16] [17]
1969University of TorontoDoctor of Laws[18]
University of Nigeria Nsukka[19]
1976University of IbadanDoctor of Laws[20] [21]
University of Monrovia
1977Harvard UniversityDoctor of Humanities[22]
1977Howard UniversityDoctor of Humanities[23]
1985University of LjubljanaDoctor of Laws
1985Pyongyang UniversityDoctor of Philosophy
1985Ikulu (State House)Degree for Diplomacy
1985University of HavanaDoctor of Philosophy[24]
1986University of ZimbabweDoctor of Laws[25]
1986University of Dar es SalaamDegree of Literature
1987National University of LesothoDoctor of Laws[26]
1991University of the PhilippinesDoctor of Humanities
1993Makerere UniversityDoctor of Laws[27]
1997Open University of TanzaniaDoctor of Letters[28]
1997Claremont Graduate UniversityDoctor of Laws[29]
1997Sokoine University of AgricultureHonoris Causa[30]
1998University of Fort HareDoctor of Laws[31]
1998Lincoln UniversityDoctor of Laws

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Honoraries and Award — Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere . 2022-12-26 . www.juliusnyerere.org.
  2. 29 January 1970 . Posjet Zanzibaru . Slobodna Dalmacija . 7746 . 1.
  3. News: Vicent . Mauricio . 2008-06-20 . Fuego cruzado sobre Yoani Sánchez . es . El País . 2022-12-26 . 1134-6582.
  4. Web site: Pioneer . The . Ex-President Pratibha Patil conferred Mexico's highest civilian honour . 2022-12-26 . The Pioneer . en.
  5. Web site: The Telegraph - Google News Archive Search . 2022-12-27 . news.google.com.
  6. Web site: The Presidency of South Africa Medal Recipients .
  7. Web site: Tsiko . Sifelani . Celebrating Africa's October Heroes . The Herald.
  8. Web site: 2013-10-05 . The Observer - Understanding Museveni's medals . 2022-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131005001604/http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23905&Itemid=114 . 2013-10-05 .
  9. Web site: 2014-12-05 . Museveni honours Nyerere . 2022-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141205155035/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/575303 . 2014-12-05 .
  10. News: Tekle . Tesfa-alem . 6 July 2009 . Ethiopian PM honored Rwanda's "National Liberation Medal" . Sudan Tribune .
  11. Web site: grxnet.com . Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Presidente foi distinguido com a mais alta condecoração da Namíbia . 2022-12-27 . Jornal de Angola . pt.
  12. Web site: 2014-12-20 . Tanzanian Presidents' Academic Qualifications: 1964 till Date . 2022-12-27 . AnswersAfrica.com . en-US.
  13. Web site: Order of Jamaica (OJ) – Jamaica Information Service . 2022-12-27 . jis.gov.jm.
  14. Web site: Pittsburgh Catholic 4 February 1960 — Catholic Research Resources Alliance . 2022-12-26 . thecatholicnewsarchive.org.
  15. Web site: Julius Kambarage Nyerere . 2022-12-26 . The University of Edinburgh . en.
  16. Web site: EGYPT NYERERE DEGREE AP Archive . 2022-12-26 . www.aparchive.com.
  17. Web site: admin . 2020-04-19 . Holders of Honorary Degrees and Prizes from Cairo University » Egypt Scholars . 2022-12-26 . Egypt Scholars . en-US.
  18. Web site: President Honored, Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere relaxes after he was conferred an honorary degree at the University of Toronto's Convocation Hal(...) . 2022-12-26 . digitalarchive.tpl.ca . en.
  19. Book: Kasuka, Bridgette . Prominent African Leaders Since Independence . 2013 . New Africa Press . 978-9987-16-026-6 . en.
  20. Web site: InsideOyo . 2022-05-10 . Tanzania High Commissioner Extols UI For Recognising Virtues Of Late Julius Nyerere . 2022-12-26 . InsideOyo.com . en-US.
  21. Web site: Pathé . British . Nigeria: President Julius Nyerere Of Tanzania Arrives On Visit Described As Clear Demonstration Of New Solidarity Among Progressive Elements In Africa. . 2022-12-26 . www.britishpathe.com . en-GB.
  22. Web site: Pathé . British . Usa: President Nyerere Of Tanzania Receives Honorary Degree From Harvard University. . 2022-12-26 . www.britishpathe.com . en-GB.
  23. Nyerere . Julius . 1977-10-01 . The Plea of The Poor: New Economic Order NeededFor the World Community . New Directions . 5 . 1.
  24. Book: Chidi, Sylvia Lovina . The Greatest Black Achievers in History . 2014-06-13 . Lulu.com . 978-1-291-90933-3 . en.
  25. Book: Addresses and orations on the occasion of the conferment of the degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa on Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere and Nelson Rohihlahla Mandela ; The opening of the Great Hall by Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere: 6 and 7 June 1986 . 1986 . Published for the Information Office by University of Zimbabwe, Publications Office . Nyerere . Julius K. . Harare, Zimbabwe . University of Zimbabwe.
  26. Web site: NUL History – NUL . 2022-12-26 . en-US.
  27. Web site: 2012-10-19 . Makerere awards Honorary Doctorate of Laws to Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere . 2022-12-26 . Celebrating 90 Years Of Makerere University . en.
  28. Web site: Mmari . Geoffrey Raphael Vehaeli . Acceptance Speech . Sokoine University of Agriculture.
  29. McHenry . Dean E. . March 2000 . Memorial: The African Studies Association Remembers Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere . ASA News . en . 33 . 1 . 4 . 10.1017/S0278221900603656 . 0278-2219.
  30. Web site: Honorary Degrees . 2022-12-26 . Sokoine University of Agriculture . en.
  31. Web site: Notable Alumni . University of Fort Hare.
  32. Web site: Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding History, Winners . 2022-12-26 . www.latestgkgs.com.
  33. Web site: Jawaharlal Nehru Award Winners List . 2022-12-26 . Ranker . en.
  34. Web site: Pathé . British . India: Third World Prize Awarded To Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere. . 2022-12-27 . www.britishpathe.com . en-GB.
  35. Web site: Refugees . United Nations High Commissioner for . Nansen Medal Award Ceremony: Statement by Mr. Poul Hartling, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, on the occasion of the award of the Nansen Medal for 1983 to His Excellency Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, 3 October 1983 . 2022-12-27 . UNHCR . en.
  36. Web site: Simon Bolivar Prize Awarded to Nyerere, Suu Kyi . 2022-12-27 . AP NEWS . en.
  37. Web site: Gandhi and Peace Prize . 2022-12-27 . www.mkgandhi.org.
  38. Web site: Winners of the Year 2013 Zik Prize emerge – thezikprize.org . 2022-12-27 . en-US.
  39. News: 12 June 2000 . CCM Names Late Nyerere Statesman Of 20 Century . TOMRIC News Agency (Dar es Salaam) .