Dar es Salaam, Oct. 14 -- TANZANIA: IT has been a quarter of a century since the passing of the Father of the Nation, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere.

He remains a towering figure in Tanzania, Africa and globally due to his unwavering pursuit of justice, peace and development for Tanzanians, Africans and people in other parts of the world through his activism, speeches and the countrys involvement in several unions and groups.

He fought vigorously against colonialism and for African unity.

Mwalimu Nyerere, born on 13 April 1922, passed away on 14 October 1999. He 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.

He late...