John Magufuli

== Death ==
{{Main|Death and state funeral of John Magufuli}}
Magufuli died on 17 March 2021 at {{nowrap|6 p.m. [[East Africa Time|EAT]]}} {{nowrap|(15:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])}}, according to a statement read out by vice-president [[Samia Suluhu Hassan]], who was sworn in as his successor two days later.<ref name="Burke" /><ref>{{Cite web|first1=Tom|last1=Odula|first2=Rodney|last2=Muhumuza|date=17 March 2021|title=Tanzania's populist President John Magufuli has died at 61|url=https://apnews.com/article/john-magufuli-dead-tanzania-president-1368d5d852ca2b8b35fe108c3abbc0a0|access-date=21 March 2021|website=AP News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210317-tanzania-president-magufuli-dies-of-heart-condition-1|title=Tanzania President Magufuli dies of 'heart condition'|date=17 March 2021|website=France 24|agency=AFP|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref> He was the only President of Tanzania to die in office. 14 [[National day of mourning|days of national mourning]] were declared, with flags flying at [[half-mast]] nationwide.<ref name="jazeera.lissu">{{cite web |date=17 March 2021 |title=Tanzanian President John Magufuli dies at 61 |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/17/tanzanian-president-john-magufuli-is-dead-vp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210318175715/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/17/tanzanian-president-john-magufuli-is-dead-vp |archive-date=18 March 2021 |access-date=27 March 2021 |work=Al Jazeera}}</ref>

Prior to his death, he had not been seen in public since 27 February, leading to speculation over his health.<ref name="Burke">{{Cite web|last=Burke|first=Jason|date=18 March 2021|title=Tanzania's Covid-denying president, John Magufuli, dies aged 61|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/17/tanzanias-president-john-magufuli-dies-aged-61|access-date=27 March 2021|website=The Guardian|language=en|location=London}}</ref><ref name="reuters.hospital">{{cite news|last1=Lewis|first1=David|last2=Miriri|first2=Duncan|date=10 March 2021|title=Where's Magufuli? Tanzanian leader's absence fuels health concern|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-tanzania-idUSKBN2B21FW|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref> The government attributed his death to a heart condition accompanied by a decade-long chronic [[atrial fibrillation]], although opposition figures and some media sources alleged that Magufuli had contracted COVID-19.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dahir |first=Abdi Latif |date=17 March 2021 |title=John Magufuli, Tanzania Leader Who Played Down Covid, Dies at 61 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/world/africa/tanzania-president-magufuli-dead.html |url-access=limited |access-date=18 March 2021 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>{{r|reuters.hospital}}

Magufuli's remains were laid in state at the [[Uhuru Stadium]] in Dar es Salaam on 20 March.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-56472055|title=Mourners line Tanzania streets at ex-President Magufuli funeral|work=BBC News|date=20 March 2021|access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref> His state funeral was held two days later at the [[Jamhuri Stadium (Dodoma)|Jamhuri Stadium]] in Dodoma, and he was buried in his hometown of [[Chato, Tanzania|Chato]] on 26 March.<ref name=":03">{{Cite news |date=2021-03-22 |title=Tanzania president burial: John Magufuli State funeral happen today - See pictures of how e go |url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-56487772 |access-date=2024-01-02 |work=BBC News |language=pcm}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=26 March 2021 |title=Tanzania president burial: John Pombe Magafuli burial fotos of how Tanzania bury dia former president for im hometown of Chato |url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-56534422 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423175152/https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-56534422 |archive-date=23 April 2021 |work=BBC News |publisher= |language=pcm}}</ref>