Order of Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere

Order of Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere
Order of Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere ;
Type	Single grade Order
Established	December 2011
Country	Tanzania
Ribbon
Status	Currently constituted
Statistics
Total inductees	5
Precedence
Next (higher)	None
Next (lower)	Order of the Uhuru Torch
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The Order of Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere (Swahili: Nishani ya Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere) is an award of the Tanzanian Honours System for retired presidents elected democratically.^[1]^[2] It is named after Julius Nyerere, the nation's first president.

History

It was instituted by President Jakaya Kikwete in December 2011 to honour the nation's past presidents during the 50th anniversary celebrations of the independence of Tanganyika (present day Tanzania Mainland).

Recipients

Year	Name	Title
2011	Julius Nyerere (posthumous)	1st President
2011	Ali Hassan Mwinyi	2nd President
2011	Benjamin Mkapa	3rd President
2024	Jakaya Kikwete^[1]	4th President
2024	John Magufuli (posthumous)^[1]	5th President

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Kihwelo, Devotha (24 April 2024). "Rais Samia awatunuku nishani Kikwete, Magufuli". Mwananchi. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
^ "Rais Kikwete atibua nyongo" [President Kikwete awards medals] (in Swahili). MwanaHalisi. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

External links

Photographs of the award ceremony

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[Kikwete-1] Kihwelo, Devotha (24 April 2024). "Rais Samia awatunuku nishani Kikwete, Magufuli". Mwananchi. Retrieved 24 April 2024.

[2] "Rais Kikwete atibua nyongo" [President Kikwete awards medals] (in Swahili). MwanaHalisi. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

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