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John Magufuli
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5th President of Tanzania from 2015 to 2021
John Magufuli was the fifth president of Tanzania, serving from 2015 until his death in 2021. His presidency is significant in Tanzania's recent history as a period of major political and economic leadership during a critical time in the country's development.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Tanzania
- Place of birth
- Chato District
- Place of death
- Dar es Salaam
- Spouse
- Janeth Magufuli
- Occupation
- minister
- Educated at
- University of Dar es Salaam
- Political party
- Party of the Revolution
- Languages spoken
- Swahili
- Native language
- Kiswahili
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Movement
- COVID-19 denial
- Image
- John Magufuli 2015.png
- Number of children
- 8
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- date of burial or cremation
- 2021-03-26
- P10632
- John Magufuli
- social media followers
- 1001040
- date of birth
- 1959-10-29
- Commons category
- John Magufuli
- birth name
- John Pombe Joseph Magufuli
- date of death
- 2021-03-17
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- John Pombe Magufuli
- cause of death
- heart arrhythmia
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Encyclopedic overview
John Pombe Joseph Magufuli (29 October 1959 – 17 March 2021) was a Tanzanian politician who served as the country's fifth president, 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.
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.
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