Thursday, October 14, 2010

Mwalimu

This post, being a sequel to the previous one, is all about images and voices of and about the one we commemorate today, on the day of his passing from this earthly part of our life to the eternal one. I wish to share some vintage pictures of Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, my personal ones, an interview with Fr. Andrzej Duda, a former parish priest of Butiama, the native village of Mwalimu and some of English speeches of Nyerere I came across while doing research on Mwalimu (teacher in swahili)...So, here they are...no words...just images and voices...


The place Mwalimu was born at Mwitongo area of Butiama, Mara Region, Tanzania

Nyerere as young teacher
 Mwalimu as politician

The Founders of TANU party - July 7,1954


The President Nyerere and his family at the State House in Dar es Salaam

With his wife Mama Maria Nyerere


Nyerere and Karume signing Union aggreement of
Tanganyika and Zanzibar becoming  United Republic of Tanzania, 
April 26, 1964

Nyerere and Karume

Retired President Nyerere
 With my Dad and my home parish priest 
visiting Mwalimu at his house in Butiama in 1995

Mwalimu and Mama Maria on Divine Mercy Sunday in Kiabakari 1996


Mwalimu in Kiabakari in 1997

Right after Holy Mass at Butiama church - Mwalimu Birthday 1999

A place of Mwalimu burial at Mwitongo area of Butiama

Mwalimu's grave in the mausoleum in Butiama





Servant of God, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere,
pray for the safe and fair elections in Tanzania, 
pray for the whole underprivileged world,
pray for all of us!

5 comments:

  1. What a beautiful memory it is!

    I know of a family currently under special novena through the intercession of venerable JK.Nyerere

    May he be our first Tanzanian canonized saint!

    Venerable Nyerere pray for us

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  2. Many people pray and claim to obtain graces through his intercession. It is my job to collect their testimonies :)

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  4. Are you a Postulator (or smth) for the cause of canonization of Venerable Mwalimu?

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