Tanzania swears in first female president

Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in as the country’s first female president after the sudden death of John Magufuli from an illness shrouded in mystery.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021

John Pombe Joseph Magufuli (1959 – 2021) was a Tanzanian politician who served as the fifth President of Tanzania from 2015 until his death in 2021.

Magufuli was known for promoting misinformation about COVID-19 during his leadership over the pandemic in Tanzania.

His death on 17 March 2021 was attributed to a long-standing heart issue by the government.