The death of the fifth president of Tanzania is making international headlines with many of the international media reporting on it choosing to focus on his infamous denial of the coronavirus.
The death comes after two weeks of speculation about his whereabouts when he stopped making public appearances.
The speculations about the death of John Pombe Magufuli were fueled by opposition leader Tundu Lissu who went on Twitter to claim the life of the president was in danger after he suffered a stroke.
This declaration by the opposition leader came days before the government of Tanzania formally gave any update on the health of the president.
Here's how the news was reported after the vice president (now president) made the death announcement.
John Magufuli, coronavirus-denying president of Tanzania, dies at 61 https://t.co/JnSIIBRhrr
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 17, 2021
BREAKING: President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent COVID-19 skeptic, has died at 61. The country's vice president said Magufuli died of heart failure. He had not been seen in public in weeks and top government officials had denied that he was ill. https://t.co/S5b2u6imZg
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 17, 2021
President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a populist leader who played down the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic and steered his country away from democratic ideals, died on Wednesday. He was 61. https://t.co/bY43NNJIVd
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 17, 2021
JUST IN: President of Tanzania John Magufuli has died at the age of 61
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) March 17, 2021
Tanzania's vice president announces death of President Magufuli on state TV https://t.co/yUXHjwmCq1 pic.twitter.com/qfgzadrXbl
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 17, 2021
Tanzania's President John Pombe Magufuli has died, aged 61.
— BBC News Africa (@BBCAfrica) March 17, 2021
The Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan confirmed his death in a statement issued live on TV.
She said that Mr Magufuli died on Wednesday at 6pm from heart complication, at a hospital in Dar es Salaam. pic.twitter.com/fEscJ89BHa
BREAKING: Tanzania has confirmed the death of President John Magufuli, who had not been seen in public for more than two weeks. pic.twitter.com/HHOkCHm9JM
— DW News (@dwnews) March 17, 2021
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