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Samia Suluhu Hassan - OkayAfrica

New Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan holds the Koran during the swearing-in ceremony as the country's first female President after the sudden death of President John Magufuli at statehouse in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on March 19, 2021.

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Samia Suluhu Hassan Becomes Tanzania's First Woman President

Samia Suluhu Hassan's historic appointment as the country's first woman president comes after the death of Tanzania's former president, John Magufuli, who passed away last week.