Foreign media reported on the 17th (local time) that Tanzania’s President John Magupoli has died. Reuters = Yonhap News
Tanzania’s President John Magupuri, who had been rumored to have gone by because he did not appear on the official stone statue for the last 15 days, died. There are suspicions that he suffered from a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) around the opposition in Tanzania, but the government officially announced that the cause of death was heart disease. 62 years old.
On the 17th (local time), the New York Times (NYT) and others reported that President Magupuli died in Dar es Salaam, the old capital and port city of Tanzania. Vice President Samia Suluhu Hasan (61) said on Tanzania’s state TV, “The great leader Magupuli died from complications of heart disease,” he said. He has been suffering from heart disease for 10 years.
Tanzania’s Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan announces the death of President Magupuli on the 18th. People watching this. Reuters = Yonhap News
President Magupuli’s health ideology continued for several weeks. This is because he suddenly disappeared, who was actively engaged in public activities, such as appearing on national broadcasts three to four times a week. On the 12th (local time), Reuters reported, citing local reports that President Magu Pulley was in critical condition from Corona 19 and left overseas to receive treatment.
But the Tanzanian government immediately dismissed it as false. “The president is healthy and currently working,” said Kassim Majali and the prime minister, refuting “ignore the fake news.” On the 15th (local time), the Tanzanian media’The Citizen’ reported that four people were arrested for spreading false facts related to Magupuli’s health on social media.
The reason the government responded sensitively was that President Magupuli had insisted that there were no corona 19 confirmed cases in his country. He argued that Corona 19 is a devil, and vaccines are a conspiracy made up by the West. According to foreign media, in April of last year, the whole people declared that the entire people could pray for three days, saying that the power of religion could prevent the epidemic. In May, it was recommended by the President of Madagascar, and ordered to treat patients with natural remedies made from medicinal herbs.
On May 22, last year, a man comes out of the building using the herbal steam inhalation booth installed in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Tanzanian government promoted the herbal medicine to help prevent Corona 19. AFP=Yonhap News
On the 18th of last month, the Washington Post (WP) criticized President Magupuli and the Ministry of Health as promoting a tonic made with ginger to help prevent Corona 19, and then criticized that ginger could be seen stacking on street vendors. Since Tanzania reported that 509 confirmed corona19 and 21 died in April last year, the fact is unknown because it has not been counted. However, in February, it is observed that the situation of Corona 19 in Tanzania is serious, such as the fact that the famous Tanzanian politician Safe Sharif Hamad died after one month of corona 19 confirmed.
Tanzania also refused to import vaccines following’vaccine infidelity’. The Associated Press said in February that the Ministry of Health of Tanzania said, “The efficacy of the vaccine has not been verified, and Tanzania is currently safe.” It was five days after President Magupuli warned the Ministry of Health not to rush to vaccination, saying, “Tanzania should not be degraded as a vaccine test target.”
Born in northern Tanzania in 1959, Magupuli majored in chemistry and mathematics education at Dar es Salaam University and worked as a secondary school teacher. After that, he entered politics and served as a member of the National Assembly for 10 years starting in 1995, and afterwards, he was elected president in 2015 through the Minister of Construction and Labor. In October of last year, he received more than 12 million votes and succeeded in re-election, but suspicion of illegal elections arose. At that time, the opposition party insisted on unfair elections, saying that thousands of election observers were unable to enter the polling place.
Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan succeeded to the presidency under the Constitution of Tanzania. When he becomes president, he becomes the first female president in East Africa. AP=Yonhap News
Tanzania decided to hoist early for 14 days and have a mourning period. The successor will be taken over by the current Vice President under the Constitution of Tanzania. If Samia Suluhu Hassan takes over the presidency, he will become the first female president of the East African country.
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