John Pombe Joseph Magufuli[2] (29 October 1959 – 17 March 2021) [3] was a Tanzanian politician who served as the country's fifth president, serving from 2015 until his death in 2021.

Mar 18, 2021 · Tanzania's President John Magufuli has died aged 61, the country's vice-president has announced.

Mar 18, 2021 · President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent COVID-19 skeptic in Africa whose populist rule often cast his East African country in a harsh international spotlight, has died.

Mar 18, 2021 · He came into office with a reputation for making broken systems work, but as he began his second presidential term John Magufuli became known as a ruthless and ambitious authoritarian.

NEW YORK (March 18, 2021) — Tanzania’s president, John Magufuli, died yesterday in Dar es Salaam, the country’s former capital. Since coming to power in 2015, Magufuli steered Tanzania deeper into …

Magufuli graduated from Mkwawa High School in Iringa, Tanzania in 1981. After graduating, Magufuli enrolled in the Mkwawa College of Education where in 1985 he received a Diploma in Education …

Mar 29, 2021 · A former teacher and industrial chemist, Magufuli was known as “the bulldozer” for his no-nonsense approach to building roads during his stints as minister of works (2000-05 and 2010-15).

Mar 17, 2021 · NAIROBI, Kenya — President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a populist leader who played down the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic and steered his country away from democratic …

Mar 17, 2025 · During his presidency, Dr Magufuli was known for his work ethic and the slogan Hapa Kazi Tu ("Work, Nothing Else"). His successor, President Samia Suluhu Hassan, pledged to continue …

NAKURU, Kenya (AP) — President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent COVID-19 skeptic in Africa whose populist rule often cast his East African country in a harsh international spotlight, has died.