Tanzania swears in new president after sudden death of Magufuli
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Vice President Samia Hassan sworn in as president on Friday, making her the country’s first female leader.
Tanzania’s soft-spoken Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Friday was sworn in as the East African country’s first female president after the sudden death of John Magufuli from an illness shrouded in mystery. “I, Samia Suluhu Hassan, promise to be honest and obey and protect the constitution of Tanzania,” said Hassan, dressed in a black suit and red headscarf before dignitaries at a ceremony in Dar es Salaam. The 61-year-old leader was sworn in at 10am local time (07:00 GMT) on Friday.
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