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John Magufuli
John Pombe Joseph Magufuli 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.
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politics · President of Tanzania from 2015 to 2021 · politician · chemist · minister · also John Magufuli, John Pombe Magufuli, John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, Magufuli
Born 29 October 1959 · Died 17 March 2021 · Q5018756
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2026· 2 entries
“s capital. The World Health Organization (WHO) has questioned the government”
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2021· 5 entries
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Not a single politician has died of Covid-19 except Tanzanian President John Magufuli” 1.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Image of Magufuli in hospital before he died” False.
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Died 2021-03-17.
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Claimed: ““We have lived for over one year without the virus … Even right here there is no one who is wearing a mask. Our God is able and Satan will always fail and will be defeated in various illnesses.”” — rated False by VOA.
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“Vaccinations are dangerous. If white people were able to come up with vaccinations, a vaccination for AIDS would have been found.”
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2020· 3 entries
Snopes rated the claim “Tanzania President John Magufuli secretly sent specimens from a fruit, quail, and goat to a lab testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus disease in humans — and the results came back positive.” Unproven.
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Claimed: “Inhaling steam over 100°C will “disintegrate” the coronavirus, because it is “fat”.” — rated Incorrect by Africa Check.
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Campaign: 2020 presidential election.
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2019· 1 entry
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Magufuli angry over Tanzania’s AFCON defeat to Senegal” False.
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2018· 2 entries
And an estimated 6% for 2019 according to the IMF), the Tanzanian government is embarking on a vast programme of infrastructure development, particularly rail infrastructure
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“Those going for family planning are lazy ... they are afraid they will not be able to feed their children. They do not want to work hard to feed a large family and that is why they opt for birth controls and end up with one or two children only.”
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2017· 1 entry
And said he was praying for his recovery
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2016· 1 entry
For publishing "false and inflammatory" reporting regarding the nullification of election results in Zanzibar, threatening to shut down radio and television stations that did not pay licence fees, and a 2018 bill requiri
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2015· 2 entries
Campaign: 2015 presidential election.
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Career landmark: President of Tanzania (2015–2021).
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2010· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Works, Transport and Communications (2010–2015).
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2000· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Works, Transport and Communications (2000–2005).
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1995· 2 entries
Career landmark: Member of the National Assembly of Tanzania (1995–2015).
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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
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1959· 2 entries
Born 1959-10-29.
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In northwestern Tanzania (then Tanganyika), on the shores of Lake Victoria, into a poor family
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