Who was the first president of Tanzania?

Julius Kambarage Nyerere (13 April 1922 -- 14 October 1999) was elected the then Tanganyika's (later Tanzania) first ever Prime Minister on independence in 1961, Following the country's declaration as a republic in 1962, he became the President.

Rashid Mfaume Kawawa (May 27, 1926 -- December 31, 2009) became the Prime Minister in 1962 and then in 1972 to 1977. - SHAMLAL PURI, London