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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.
John Magufuli, the 5th President of Tanzania, died on 17 March 2021 following a prolonged illness. He was the first Tanzanian president to die in office. Prior to his death, rumours speculated that he had contracted COVID-19 following months of denial during the ongoing pandemic.
After assuming office Magufuli asserted a strong stance against public spending, and discouraged foreign travel by senior government officials. [1] He made his first foreign visit to Rwanda in April 2016, five months after assuming office. [2] The following is a list of presidential trips made by John Magufuli while in office.
John Magufuli (1959–2021) 2015 2020: 5 November 2015 17 March 2021: 5 years, 132 days CCM: Majaliwa: 6 Samia Suluhu Hassan (born 1960) — 19 March 2021 [3] Incumbent
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He survived an assassination attempt in 2017 during President John Magufuli's administration. He had more than 20 operations in hospitals abroad after having been shot at least 16 times.
The Magufuli Cabinet was formed by President of Tanzania John Magufuli after taking the oath of office on 5 November 2015. Magufuli won the 2015 general election with 58% of the vote in a tightly contested race against ex-CCM Chadema rival Edward Lowassa. After being sworn in on 5 November 2015, Magufuli announced his cabinet almost a month ...
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]