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Tanzania. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli [2] (29 October 1959 – 17 March 2021) [3] was the fifth president of Tanzania, serving from 2015 until his death in 2021. He served as Minister of Works, Transport and Communications from 2000 to 2005 and 2010 to 2015 and was chairman of the Southern African Development Community from 2019 to 2020.
On 4 May, President John Magufuli suspended the head of testing at Tanzania's national health laboratory and fired its director after the lab allegedly returned false positive test results. Magufuli said he had deliberately submitted biological samples from a papaya, a quail and a goat to test the laboratory's accuracy; the lab diagnosed these ...
17–26 March 2021. Venue. Uhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam (lying-in-state) Jamhuri Stadium, Dodoma (state funeral) John Magufuli, the 5th President of Tanzania, died on 17 March 2021 following a prolonged illness. He was the first and only Tanzanian president to die in office. Prior to his death, rumours speculated that he had contracted COVID-19 ...
On 4 May, President John Magufuli suspended the head of testing at Tanzania's national health laboratory and fired its director after accusing the lab of returning false positive test results. Magufuli said he'd deliberately submitted biological samples from a papaya, a quail and a goat to test the laboratory's accuracy; he claimed that the lab ...
May 3 – COVID-19 pandemic: Tanzanian President John Magufuli questions coronavirus tests after samples from a goat, a pawpaw, and a sheep tested positive. Tanzania reports 480 cases of COVID-19 and 17 deaths. October. October 28 – 2020 Tanzanian general election: Incumbent John Magufuli is re-elected. November
On 17 February, Seif Sharif Hamad, 77, Vice President of Zanzibar died of acute pneumonia related to COVID-19. President John Magufuli died of a heart condition on 17 March, although many suspect it was COVID-19 related. Doctors express hope that the new president will bring positive change to the way the pandemic is addressed. Togo
After assuming office Magufuli asserted a strong stance against public spending, and discouraged foreign travel by senior government officials. He made his first foreign visit to Rwanda in April 2016, five months after assuming office. The following is a list of presidential trips made by John Magufuli while in office.
According to Human Rights Watch since the election of President John Magufuli in December 2015, Tanzania has witnessed a marked decline in respect for free expression, association and assembly. On 19 March 2021, Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan became the new president after the sudden death of President John Magufuli. She is the first female ...