{"id":105984,"date":"2024-02-29T17:55:44","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T17:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/ali-hassan-mwinyitanzanias-former-president-dies"},"modified":"2024-02-29T19:04:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T19:04:12","slug":"ali-hassan-mwinyitanzanias-former-president-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/ali-hassan-mwinyitanzanias-former-president-dies","title":{"rendered":"Ali Hassan Mwinyi,Tanzania\u2019s former President dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. <\/strong><\/span><b>DAR ES SALAAM<\/b>: Forme President Alhaj Ali Hassan Mwinyi is dead, President Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced.<\/p>\n<p>The 98-year-old man died at Mzena Hospital in Dar es Salaam on Thursday at around 1700hrs.<\/p>\n<p>Reports say Mwinyi who ruled the country between 1985 to 1995, was suffering from cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Following the death of the second phase President, the Head of State declared seven days of national mourning in honour of Mwinyi popularly known as \u2018Mzee Ruksa\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside declaring seven-day national mourning period, President Samia Samia issued an order for Tanzania\u2019s flags to be flown at half-mast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\">Tanzania<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. DAR ES SALAAM: Forme President Alhaj Ali Hassan Mwinyi is dead, President Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced. The 98-year-old man died at Mzena Hospital in Dar es Salaam on Thursday at around 1700hrs. Reports say Mwinyi who ruled the country between 1985 to 1995, was suffering from cancer. 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