Chairman of Southern African Development Community
In office 17 August 2019 – 17 August 2020
Preceded by
Hage Geingob
Succeeded by
Filipe Nyusi
Minister of Works, Transport and Communications
In office 28 November 2010 – 5 November 2015
Prime Minister
Mizengo Pinda
Preceded by
Shukuru Kawambwa
Succeeded by
Makame Mbarawa
In office November 2000 – 21 December 2005
Prime Minister
Frederick Sumaye
Succeeded by
Basil Mramba
Minister of Livestock and Fisheries Development
In office 13 February 2008 – 6 November 2010
Prime Minister
Mizengo Pinda
Preceded by
Anthony Diallo
Succeeded by
David Mathayo David
Minister of Lands and Human Settlements
In office 6 January 2006 – 13 February 2008
Prime Minister
Edward Lowassa
Succeeded by
John Chiligati
Member of Parliament for Biharamulo East and Chato
In office November 1995 – July 2015
Succeeded by
Medard Kalemani
Personal details
Born
John Pombe Joseph Magufuli
(1959-10-29)29 October 1959 Chato, Tanganyika (now Tanzania)
Died
17 March 2021(2021-03-17) (aged 61) Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Cause of death
Officially atrial fibrillation,[1] for details see Death
Political party
Chama Cha Mapinduzi
Spouse
Janeth Magufuli
Children
7
Education
University of Dar es Salaam (BS, MS, PhD)
Military service
Allegiance
Tanzania
Branch/service
National Service
Years of service
1983–1984
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.[4][5][6]
First elected as a Member of Parliament in 1995, he served in the Cabinet of Tanzania as Deputy Minister of Works from 1995 to 2000, Minister of Works from 2000 to 2005, Minister of Lands and Human Settlement from 2006 to 2008, Minister of Livestock and Fisheries from 2008 to 2010, and as Minister of Works for a second time from 2010 to 2015.[7]
Running as the candidate of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), the country's dominant party, Magufuli won the October 2015 presidential election and was sworn in on 5 November 2015; he was re-elected in 2020. He ran on a platform of reducing government corruption and spending while also investing in Tanzania's industries, but his rule had autocratic tendencies, as seen in restrictions on freedom of speech, restrictions on LGBTQ rights, and a crackdown on members of the political opposition and civil society groups.[8][9] Despite all the accusations, a spokesman for the ruling party assured that Magufuli would not remain in power beyond the two limits allowed by the constitution.[10]
Under his presidency, Tanzania experienced one of the strongest economic growths on the continent (6% on average per year according to the IMF) and moved from the category of lower-low income countries to lower-middle income countries.[11]
Contrary to leaders elsewhere in the world, Magufuli ordered COVID-19 testing to stop and resisted calls to implement public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania.[12] He also expressed distrust of American- and European-developed vaccines,[13] preferring to rely on faith to protect his nation.[14] Magufuli's approach has been characterised as COVID-19 denialism.[15][16][17][18]
His death on 17 March 2021 was attributed by the government to a long-standing heart issue. He was succeeded by his vice-president, Samia Suluhu.
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^admin, N. P. (10 February 2021). "Tanzania's president 'will not be seeking third term'". Nile Post. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
^"Tanzanie : John Magufuli, le président " bulldozer ", disparaît à l'âge de 61 ans". Le Monde.fr. 19 March 2021.
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^Makoni, Munyaradzi (13 February 2021). "Tanzania refuses COVID-19 vaccines". The Lancet. 397 (10274): 566. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00362-7. PMC 7906632. PMID 33581810.
^"Coronavirus in Africa - Not immune". The Economist. Vol. 9187. 28 March 2020. p. 42.
^Buguzi, Syriacus (2021). "Covid-19: Counting the cost of denial in Tanzania". BMJ. 373: n1052. doi:10.1136/bmj.n1052. PMID 33906903.
^Carlitz, Ruth; Yamanis, Thespina; Mollel, Henry (2021). "Coping with Denialism: How Street-Level Bureaucrats Adapted and Responded to COVID-19 in Tanzania". Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law. 46 (6): 989–1017. doi:10.1215/03616878-9349128. PMID 34075413.
^Oduor, Michael (18 February 2021). "Tanzania still in denial about Covid-19 existence despite surge in cases". Africanews. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^Kwayu, Aikande Clement (18 March 2021). "Tanzania's John Magufuli: a brilliant start but an ignominious end". The Conversation. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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