[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 26, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2185]
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                 IN MEMORY OF PRESIDENT JULIUS NYERERE

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                            HON. BARBARA LEE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 26, 1999

  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, as a student, active in the African liberation 
movement, President Julius Nyerere was a source of inspiration to me. 
As a supporter, educator and celebrator of indigenous African cultures, 
Nyerere was a President who left an indelible mark not only on Africans 
of all countries, but of people of all nations.
  It is fitting at this time to pay the utmost respect to his insight, 
which recognized the beauty and value of cultures that have so 
traditionally been devalued or exploited. President Nyerere, for 
example, promoted the use of Swahili, making this native African 
language the official language of Tanzania.
  Those of us who were active in the movement against apartheid in 
South Africa, looked to Nyerere for this leadership, and emphasis on a 
collective system of government in which all people in the community 
are valued and provided for, ujamaa, or ``familyhood''.
  Fittingly, President Nyerere was and is addressed throughout the 
world as ``teacher'', and his legacy of supporting and upholding the 
beauty of Africa for the world will live on in the people of Tanzania 
and everywhere.

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