The 1960s, the significant era of African independence and change. In the 1960s the international system was characterized by the ideological war between two superpowers that emerged after the end of the World War2. The ideological war is the cold war between the West led by the United States and the East led by the USSR (http:/ /vefir.mh.is/thgth/ib/, nd). After independence, many countries adopted the Western model and Eastern style of democracy and development. For many countries that gained independence in this era; particularly in Western or Francophone countries and Eastern Bloc countries, this style of democracy and development failed, and African countries that should have followed the successful development path of their former colonial countries, instead were stagnant and in even worse shape ( Matunhu 2011 : http://www.acedicjournals.org/). Hence the rise of African theorists, critical thinkers, who developed theories of democracy and development suited to African communities. Two of these influential classical thinkers are Julius Nyerere of Tanzania and Kwasi Wiredu of Ghana. In this essay I try to discuss, compare and contrast the theories of democracy of Julius Nyerere and Kwasi Wiredu, but before that, a brief introduction of theorists Julius Nyerere and Kwasi Wiredu, and the environments, in African communities, culture and style of life that underpin the theories and have also influenced how they are developed and what or who they target and what they try to achieve. A brief Introduction by Each, Julius Nyerere democracy and development through African socialismJulius Nyerere the first president of the new state of Tanzania in 1964. Tanzania played an important role in the liberation...... middle of paper..... .ino B 2009. A response to Eze's critique of Wiredu's consensual democracy. South African JournalofPhilosophy.28 (1), https://www.ajolinfo/index.php/sajpem/article/download. Last accessed (26-042014).Matunhu J.2011. A Critique of Modernization and Dependency Theories in Africa: Critical Assessment, African Journal of History and Culture, 3(5), http://www.acedicjournals.org/AJ. Last accessed (26-04-2014). Schneider L. 2004. Freedom and Unfreedom Rural Development: Julius Nyerere, Ujamaa Vijijini and Villagization. Canadian Journal of African Studies, 38(2), p, 347-349, http://www.dx.doi.org/10.1080/00839958. Last accessed (04-26-2014).Wiredu K. undated. Democracy and Consensus in Traditional African Politics: A Call for Partyless Politics, Postcolonial African Philosophy: A Critical Reader, P.303-312. Cambridge: Blackwell, http://www.them.poly.org/2/fwk-en.htm.