On Wednesday March 17 2021, it was reported that Tanzanian President John Magufuli passed on and his vice President Samia Suluha occupying the vacant position.
The 61-year-old was rumored to have fallen seriously ill. It is currently unclear the cause of his death. His last public appearance was in February 27.
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H.E John Magufuli is not the only African president who died while in office. As facts will have it, 18 Presidents and African leaders have passed on while still leading the country.
Below is a list of African leaders who dies in office, the country they governed, the cause of death and the age they died.
King Hassan II
King Of Morocco
Year Of Death – 1999
Age – 70
Cause Of Death – Pneumonia
Ibrahim B. Mainsassara
President of Niger
Year Of Death – 1999
Age – 50
Cause Of Death – Assassinated
Laurent D. Kabila
President Of DR Congo
Year Of Death – 2001
Age – 61
Cause Of Death – Assassinated
Muhammad H. I. Egal
President Of Somaliland
Year Of Death – 2002
Age – 73
Cause Of Death – Undisclosed illness
Gnassingbe Eyadema
President Of Togo
Year Of Death – 2005
Age – 65
Cause Of Death – Heart Attack
Levy Mwanawasa
President of Zambia
Year Of Death – 2008
Age – 59
Cause Of Death – stroke
Lansana Conte
President of Guinea
Year Of Death – 2008
Age – 74
Cause Of Death – Diabetes/ heart condition
Omar Bongo
President of Gabon
Year Of Death – 2009
Age – 72
Cause Of Death – Cancer
Joao B. Vieira
President of Guinea-Bissau
Year Of Death – 2009
Age – 69
Cause Of Death – Assassinated
Umar M. Yar’Adua
President of Nigeria
Year Of Death – 2010
Age – 58
Cause Of Death – Pericarditis
Muammar Gadhafi
Peime Minister Libya
Year Of Death – 2011
Age – 69
Cause Of Death – Killed
Malam B. Sanha
President of Guinea-Bissau
Year Of Death – 2012
Age – 64
Cause Of Death – Diabetes
Bingu wa Mutharika
President of Malawi
Year Of Death – 2012
Age – 78
Cause Of Death – Heart Attack
John Evans Atta Mills
President of Ghana
Year Of Death – 2012
Age – 68
Throat Cancer/ Stroke
Meles zenawi
Prime Minister Ethiopia
Year Of Death – 2012
Age – 57
Cause Of Death – Encephalitis
Michael Sata
President of Zambia
Year Of Death – 2014
Age – 77
Cause Of Death – Undisclosed Illness
Pierre Nkurunziza
President of Burundi
Year Of Death – 2020
Age – 64
Cause Of Death – Heart Attack
John Pombe Magufuli
President of Tanzania
Year Of Death – 2021
Age – 61
Cause Of Death – Heart complications
SOURCE: GhanaCelebrities.Com