John Magufuli

John Magufuli (politician)
Born	October 1959
Nationality	Tanzanian
Alma mater	University of Dar es Salaam
President of Tanzania In office 5 November 2015 - Present  Tanzania/Minister of Works Transport and Communication In office 28 November 2010 - 5 November 2015  Tanzania/Minister of Livestock and Fisheries Development In office 13 February 2008 - 6 November 2010  Tanzania/Minister of Works Transport and Communication In office 6 November 2000 - 21 December 2005

Dr John Pombe Magufuli holds a PhD in Chemistry and is the president of Tanzania. He was criticised by commercially-controlled media after questioning the WHO's narrative about COVID-19.

Background

Magufuli earned his bachelor of science in education degree majoring in chemistry and mathematics as teaching subjects from The University of Dar es Salaam in 1988. He also earned his masters and PhD (doctorate) degrees in chemistry from The University of Dar es Salaam, in 1994 and 2009, respectively.

Activities

Zero Hedge reported that Magufuli sent the WHO a variety of non-human samples for COVID testing. The samples of a goat, a papaya and a quail to be tested for COVID-19. All 3 were judged to carry the virus.

COVID-19 lockdown refusal

Full article: COVID-19/Lockdown

Magufuli was a "close friend" of Pierre Nkurunziza, who also refused to order a lockdown in response to COVID-19.

Regime Change Warnings

In August 2020, the powerful D.C. think tank Council on Foreign Relations published a blog post noting that president Magufuli was becoming “increasingly problematic”.

After the October 28th Tanzanian election, the pressure from Washington increased, an indication the US did not achieve its desired outcome. The US State Department soon claimed that “significant election-related fraud and intimidation” and called for an election re-do.

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