October 14 of each year is the anniversary of the death of the first President of Tanzania, the late Father of the Nation Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere who passed away in 1999 in the United Kingdom
It is a day of rest, at a time when the people have been asked to continue to celebrate the good deeds left by the late father of the nation who during his lifetime emphasized the issue of peace and unity among Tanzanians
