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| 1922 | Birth |  |
| 13th April Birth of Julius Kambarage Nyerere |
| 1954 | Tanganyika African National Union | |
| Founds the Tanganyika African National Union |
| 1961 | Independence | |
| 1st May Dodoma Prepares Tanganyika for independence |
| 1961 | Prime Minister | |
| 1st May Appointed Prime Minister of Tanzania |
| 1962 | President | |
| Appointed President of the Tanganyika Republic |
| 1964 | Independence | |
| Dodoma Tanganyika & Zanzibar form a common sovereign state, the Republic of Tanzania |
| 1964 | President | |
| Appointed President of Tanzania, 1st term |
| 1965 | President | |
| Appointed President of Tanzania, 2nd term |
| 1970 | President | |
| Appointed President of Tanzania, 3rd term |
| 1975 | President | |
| Appointed President of Tanzania, 4th term |
| 1978 | Invasion of Tanzania | |
| Tanzania, under President Julius Nyerere, declares war on Uganda, then begins a counterattack, enlisting the country's population of Ugandan exiles |
| 1979 | Invasion of Uganda | |
| Amin is forced to flee the capital, Kampala, when the Tanzanian army, aided by Ugandan exiles who had united as the Uganda National Liberation Army, take the city |
| 1979 | Siege of Kampala | |
| Kampala Amin is forced to flee the capital, Kampala, when the Tanzanian army, aided by Ugandan exiles who had united as the Uganda National Liberation Army, take the city |
| 1985 | Retirement | |
| Dodoma Retires as the President of Tanzania |
| 1999 | Death | |
| 14th Oct Death of Julius Kambarage Nyerere |
