Maria Nyerere

Maria Nyerere (born Maria Waningu Gabriel Magige[1] on 31 December 1930[2][3]) served as the inaugural First Lady of Tanzania from 1964 to 1985.[4] She was the seventh of nine children of Gabriel Magige, of Baraki, Tareme[5] by his wife Hannah Nyashiboha.[3]

Maria Nyerere
Maria (r) with Evelyn Macleod
1st First Lady of Tanzania
In role
29 October 1964 – 5 November 1985
Preceded byRole established
Succeeded bySiti Mwinyi
First Lady of Tanganyika
In role
9 December 1962 – 25 April 1964
Personal details
Born (1930-12-31) 31 December 1930
Tanganyika
NationalityTanzanian
Spouse(s)Julius Nyerere (1953-1999)
Children
ProfessionTeacher

Nyerere was educated at the White Sisters' School at Nyegina, followed by Ukerewe School, then as a boarding scholar at Sumve Teacher Training College; she attained a teaching certificate there, and began teaching at Nyegina Primary School at Musoma.[6] She married Julius Nyerere in 1953.

She currently serves as one of ten members of the council of elders of the Alliance for Tanzania Youth Economic Empowerment (Atyee), which also includes former Union President Ali Hassan Mwinyi and former Zanzibar President Amani Abeid Karume.[7] She is commonly known as 'Mama Maria' in the Tanzanian media.[8][9]

References
  1. Nyerere and Africa: End of an Era, Godfrey Mwakikagile, New Africa Press, 2007, pg 403
  2. "Twitter". mobile.twitter.com.
  3. Nyerere: The Early Years, Thomas Molony, 2014, pg 89
  4. "Profile: Nyerere". juliusnyerere.info. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  5. Nyerere and Africa: End of an Era, Godfrey Mwakikagile, New Africa Press, 2007, pg 628
  6. Nyerere: The Early Years, Thomas Molony, 2014, pg 90
  7. http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Full-Woman/Mama-Maria--Keeping-Mwalimu-Julius-Nyerere-s-candle-alight/-/689842/2346950/-/item/1/-/851xsr/-/index.html
  8. "Mama Maria: Keeping Mwalimu Julius Nyerere's candle alight". Daily Monitor.
  9. http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/national/Mama-Maria-Nyerere-emerges-to-refute-death-rumours/-/1840392/2649318/-/abiv7ez/-/index.html
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