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Magukuli died in hospital on Wednesday.
The Tanzanian government announced that President John Magufuli died of heart complications on Wednesday and died in a hospital in Dar es Salaam at the age of 61. The country’s vice president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, announced the news in a televised speech.
Magu Fuli disappeared from public view for more than two weeks and there have been rumors about her health.
Opposition politicians said last week that the president was infected with new crown pneumonia, but the news could not be verified.
Magufuli is Africa’s most prominent new crown skeptic, calling for prayer or herbal steam therapy to fight the virus.
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Magufuli promotes steam therapy that has not been scientifically proven.
Vice President Hassan said in his speech: “I am very sorry to tell you today that we have lost our brave leader, President Magufuli of the Republic of Tanzania.”
He said the nation will cry for 14 days and flags will fly at half mast.
In accordance with local laws, Hassan will be sworn in as the new president until Magufuli’s remaining term is completed. The term of the local president is five years. Magufuli only took office last year.
Magufuli’s last public appearance was on February 27, but Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa still insisted last week that the president is healthy and working hard. At the time, he criticized some hateful rumors about the president’s illness from overseas Tanzanians.
But opposition leader Tundu Lissu told the BBC that his news said that Magufuli was treating new corona pneumonia at a Kenyan hospital.
Background of Marco Fuli
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Mago Fuli was elected president for the first time in 2015 and was re-elected in the general elections last year.
- Born in Chato in the northwest of the country in 1959
- Study chemistry and mathematics at the University of Dar es Salaam.
- He served as a professor of chemistry and mathematics.
- First elected as a Member of Parliament in 1995
- In 2000, any cabinet official
- First elected president in 2015
Magufuli announced in June last year that there were no new cases of crowns in Tanzania. He once questioned the effectiveness of the masks, expressed doubts about virus testing and mocked neighboring countries for taking action against the epidemic.
Tanzania has not released information on confirmed cases of the new crown since May, and the government has refused to buy vaccines.
On Monday, police arrested four people for spreading rumors about the president’s illness on social media sites.
Prime Minister Majaliwa said at the time: “The spread of rumors about his illness is due to hatred.”
Analysis: it is difficult to determine merits and demerits
BBC reporter Dickens Olewe (Dickens Olewe)
The image of Magu Fuli is a rebellious actor, different from his predecessors, dominated by a dignified and calm style.
His interventionism has allowed him to attract followers in China and East Africa. For example, his followers have launched posts with the hashtag #WhatWouldMagufuliDo on Twitter to praise him for fighting corruption.
The country will have a heated debate on the merits and demerits of his life, and will also discuss whether his successor should continue or change his direction of government.
However, relevant discussions cannot ignore the status quo in Africa. Voices supporting democracy remain loud. Yet more and more people feel that democratic leaders cannot deliver on their promises and think that democracy is an ideal disappointment.
Many Africans also long for an activist leader like Magufuli, they also hope that the leader can be honest and that the government can respect the people without hiding the health of the president.
Magufuli’s death was attributed to long-term heart problems, but many people suspect that he died of new coronary pneumonia.
If he truly dies from the epidemic that has been vigorously denied, it will be a great irony and will turn his original presidential achievements into a warning to the region and Africa.
BBC fact check
The final number of confirmed diagnoses announced in May last year was 500 and another 20 people died, but the number has not been updated since.
The country’s health officials told the BBC that releasing the data would only make the public fearful and counterproductive, believing that the data should only be analyzed by the government and scientists.
A doctor at Dar es Salaam Hospital told the BBC that in the last two weeks, many patients had symptoms of a new coronary disease, had difficulty breathing and needed oxygen equipment, but the doctors could not say that the patient was infected with the new crown. but this was not recognized, the doctors gave no instructions on how to treat the patients.
The country’s health care association released a very carefully worded statement in February, only mentioning the recent “growing number of dyspnea patients” and dyspnea can also be other diseases.
Some casket makers report that local demand has skyrocketed.
The BBC has also contacted people from the local funeral industry. Some people who make caskets said that demand has increased and that they have to work around the clock, but the raw materials are too much to be transported from other cities.
Magufuli declared himself elected in October 2015 when he turned 56 years old. After a controversial election last year, he was re-elected as the second president.
His anti-corruption stance was highly appreciated when he was in office, but he was also accused of repressing dissidents and undermining the freedom of the people.
His critics will also agree that Magufuli has contributed to the country’s development, investing in many large-scale infrastructure projects, such as the standard railroad tracks connecting neighboring countries, the main roads and the city’s bus system. economy of Dar es Salaam.
Increased energy production and reduced power outages.
The local government does not recognize the new coronary pneumonia disease, nor does it agree that the disease is serious, since last year no confirmed figures have been released.
However, many analysts believe that its anti-epidemic measures will be the focus of the evaluation of its merits and demerits. The country hasn’t done much testing and has no plans to vaccinate its people, and Tanzania has become an outsider in the fight against the epidemic.
Many locals felt sad and incredible about Magufuli’s death.
One of the locals, Joseph Petro, told the BBC that he believes Magufuli is a leader who cares about people and always helps people. “I am very sad and very personal.”
Another local, Illuminata Abel, expressed similar sentiments: “He is not my relative, but he listens to people’s problems and is deeply rooted.”
