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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.
Magufuli had not been seen in public since 27 February 2021 and rumours swirled online that he was sick and possibly incapacitated from illness. [13] A Kenyan newspaper reported on 10 March 2021 that "an African leader" was being treated for COVID-19 at a hospital in Nairobi, leading to speculation that it could be President Magufuli. [14]
John Pombe Joseph Magufuli. John Magufuli became president of Tanzania on 5 November 2015 following the 2015 general election, until his death in 2021.After assuming office Magufuli asserted a strong stance against public spending, and discouraged foreign travel by senior government officials. [1]
Janeth Magufuli (born 1960) is a Tanzanian educator and former First Lady of Tanzania. She was married to Tanzanian President John Magufuli and served as the country's First Lady from the November 2015 election until her husband's death in March 2021. [2] Magufuli originally worked as a primary school teacher for more than twenty years. [3]
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He was appointed the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries in December 2015, by the then incoming president John Pombe Magufuli. Following the death of Ambassador Dr Agustine Phillip Mahiga, he was appointed the Minister of Constitutional and Legal Affairs. [5] Following the formation of the 6th Cabinet of Tanzania, on 31 March 2021.
Tanzania's Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau was founded to find corrupt officials. [1]President Joseph Pombe Magufuli has been credited with strengthening the PCCB, which had previously been described as a "toothless dog".
The Pan-African Freedom Movement of East and Central Africa (PAFMECA), later renamed the Pan-African Freedom Movement of East, Central and Southern Africa (PAFMECSA) was a political and Pan-Africanist organisation that was formed to campaign for the independence of the countries of East and Central Africa (and later Southern Africa [1] [2]) from colonial and white minority rule. [3]