Perhaps because of its political overtones, the Kaunda suit caught on: Nyerere adopted a similar style, while any self-respecting African headmaster in the 1970s had at least one in their wardrobe.

Nyerere also had abandoned teaching and founded Tanganyika African National Union ... From 1963 until the day he died, he refused to dress like an Englishman- a suit and a tie.

Opinion - Nyerere was determined to see Africa free. Opinion ... he went for simple attire, thus creating the collarless trademark Nyerere suit.

Mr. Nyerere led the drive for the independence of his East African nation from British rule and, in 1962, became the first president of what then was Tanganyika. In 1964, ...

The anniversary of Julius Nyerere's death, 14 October, is a public holiday in Tanzania Tanzania's founding father Julius Nyerere has been honoured with a statue outside the African Union ...