{"id":13805,"date":"2025-10-09T11:19:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T15:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/?p=13805"},"modified":"2025-10-09T11:19:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T15:19:55","slug":"tanzania-president-john-magufuli-dead-at-61-samia-suluhu-hassan-becomes-countrys-first-female-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/2025\/10\/09\/tanzania-president-john-magufuli-dead-at-61-samia-suluhu-hassan-becomes-countrys-first-female-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Tanzania President John Magufuli Dead at 61; Samia Suluhu Hassan, Becomes Country\u2019s First Female President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Chimdi Chukwukere<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Staff Writer<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"ose-gettyimages ose-uid-e9e800c2dee2669ad26fa1ce37c1db82 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:723px; height:623px; max-height:623px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"GettyImages\"><a id=\"ejIwYJEDT9pizEVpovOpIg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1146173821\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:\"ejIwYJEDT9pizEVpovOpIg\",sig:\"xIdzXmM8fIxPNG4chqxSxrUWVzc9h6r45FZ94fDbUNY=\",w:\"594px\",h:\"396px\",items:\"1146173821\",caption: false ,tld:\"com\",is360: false })});<\/script><script src=\"\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\" async><\/script><\/div>\n\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\tif (typeof gie === 'function') {\n\t\t\t\t\tgie(function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\tvar iframe = document.querySelector('.ose-embedpress-responsive iframe');\n\t\t\t\t\t\tif(iframe && !iframe.getAttribute('title')){\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tiframe.setAttribute('title', '')\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tanzania\u2019s former Vice President was sworn in as the East African country\u2019s first female President after the death of John Magufuli, reports <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/3\/19\/tanzanias-hassan-quiet-achiever-who-wants-to-get-things-done\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Al<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> J<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">j<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">azeera<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> ne<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">w<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. This comes days after the then-former Vice President announced on state television that President John Magufuli, aged 61, died of heart failure at Mzena hospital in Dar es <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">S<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">al<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">aa<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">m.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;President John Magufuli died of a heart ailment that he has battled for over 10 years,&#8221; Samia Suluhu Hassan said on March 17, according to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/03\/17\/africa\/john-magufuli-tanzania-death-intl\/index.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">BB<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">CNN<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/late-tanzania-president-magufuli-buried-in-his-hometown\/a-57019258\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Deutsche Welle<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> reports that Magufuli was buried on March 27 in his ancestral home of Chato, 10 days after his death. According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanews.com\/2021\/03\/26\/tanzania-s-john-magufuli-to-be-buried-in-his-hometown-of-chato\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Africa News<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, the former president\u2019s body was moved through different towns in Tanzania to allow for public mourning before he was finally moved to Chato on Friday for a private funeral service attended by close family, relatives and friends. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Opposition politicians alleged that Magufuli was sick from COVID-19, reports t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">he<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/john-magufuli-dead-tanzania-president-1368d5d852ca2b8b35fe108c3abbc0a0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Associated Press<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Notably, Magufuli was one of the most prominent African leaders who denied the existence of COVID-19 in his country. He said last year that Tanzania was free from the disease following three days of national prayer. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Despite opposition and international backlash over his handling of pandemic response in Tanzania, Magufuli is said to be greatly loved by Tanzanians, continues the Associated Press. Many referred to him as \u201cthe bulldozer\u201d for his stern anti-corruption stance and policies, as well as his ability to complete infrastructural projects despite oppositions. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tanzanians continued to express deep sorrow for the death of the President<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> who was praised for cutting government inefficiencies, ending unnecessary official foreign trips by government officials, and using freed resources for infrastructural development. As reported by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2015\/12\/01\/458033037\/-whatwouldmagufulido-president-of-tanzanias-thriftiness-gets-its-own-meme\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">NPR<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in 2015, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">inspired by Magufuli&#8217;s austerity policies,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> a trend #WhatWouldMagufuliDo emerged on Twitter<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> with African<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> demanding more accountability from their governments as Magufuli <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">made big changes to the country&#8217;s finances. He is said to have slashed government budgets for everything from Independence Day celebrations to international travel by public office holders.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">African leaders and statesmen continue<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to send in their tributes to the country since Magufuli\u2019s death was announced. President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesin, praised Magufuli in a series of Tweets as a \u201ccommitted leader\u2026 one who led Tanzania to become a middle-income country and worked tirelessly for the development of Tanzania and had a drive and passion for Africa\u2019s development.\u201d <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16711422}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">CNN adds that Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta paid his respects to Magufuli in a televised address, announcing a seven-day national mourning period in Kenya.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16711422}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8220;Africa and the world has lost an illustrious leader whose vision, passion and immense leadership propelled the nation of Tanzania forward&#8230; in the passing on of President Magufuli, I have lost a friend, a colleague and a visionary ally whom I worked closely, particularly on our commitment to forge lasting bonds between Kenya and Tanzania,&#8221; he said<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16711422,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16711422,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ms. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Samia Suluhu Hassan, 61, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">under the Tanzanian constitution, will serve the remainder of Magufuli\u2019s second five-year term, which does not expire until 2025, Al Jazeera reports.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16711422,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Image courtesy of\u00a0<em>Getty Images.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>**Editor&#8217;s Note** This is a reuploaded article from 2021 and is not a current event from 2025.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tanzania\u2019s former Vice President was sworn in as the East African country\u2019s first female President after the death of John Magufuli, reports Al Jjazeera news. 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