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Tanzanian President , John Magufuli Dies at 61
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has passed on, the country’s vice president, Samia Suluhu Hassan announced the news after weeks of uncertainty over the late president’s health and whereabouts.
In a televised address to the nation late on Wednesday, Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan said President John Magufuli died of a “heart condition”, which he had suffered for 10 years at a hospital in Dar-Es-Salaam.
Magufuli had first been briefly admitted to the Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute on March 6, but was subsequently discharged, Hassan said on state television. But he was rushed to hospital again on March 14 after feeling unwell.
According to Tanzania’s Constitution, Hassan, 61, should assume the presidency for the remainder of the five-year term that Magufuli began serving last year after winning a second term. John Magufuli passed on at 61.