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The Tanzanian government has announced the demise of President John Magufuli.
This was confirmed by vice-president of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan, in a live television broadcast on Wednesday evening.
According to Hassan, the president died of heart complications at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, former capital of Tanzania.
Before to his death, there had been concerns over his whereabouts considering his absence from the public since late February.
Although there were reports at the time that he was sick, the Tanzanian government had dismissed rumours that the late president had been infected with the coronavirus.
Magafuli had repeatedly denied the existence of the virus in Tanzania, calling for prayers to defeat “respiratory diseases” in February 2021,
Under his watch, Tanzania had stopped publishing records of its coronavirus cases, weeks after announcing its first infection in March 2020.
In May 2020, the president had expressed concern over the validity of results using test kits, after claiming that a goat and pawpaw tested positive for the virus.
However, in February 2021, the government had asked citizens to ensure adherence to the non-pharmaceutical interventions for preventing spread, such as wearing of face masks.
The directive came after Seif Hamad, vice-president of Zanzibar, died weeks after he reportedly contracted the coronavirus — Zanzibar is a part of Tanzania, but with its own government.
Magafuli’s death comes four months after he was elected to a second term in office in November 2020 — he won over 80 percent of the total votes against Tundu Lissu, his main opponent.
He was 61 at the time of his death.
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