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AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> When President John Magufuli died on Wednesday from heart disease following an 18-day absence from public life, his death drew speculation about his health and of other top personalities who died months ago.<\/p>\n

The late President accused health officials of exaggerating the coronavirus crisis and ridiculed the strict measures neighboring countries imposed to fight the pandemic.<\/p>\n

Some of the deaths recorded in February alone include:<\/p>\n

February 6 and 9:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof Delphina Mamiro and her husband Dr. Peter Mamiro fell ill after attending their parents\u2019 funerals in Moshi. They came home and said they were feeling unwell. Prof Mamiro died on February 6, and her husband three days later.<\/p>\n

Prof Delphina Mamiro.\u00a0<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 12:<\/strong>\u00a0Bakari Mwampachu, the ex-minister of Justice and Constitutional A airs, died while undergoing treatment at the Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH).<\/p>\n

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Bakari Mwampachu.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 12:<\/strong>\u00a0Atashasta Nditiye, the Mohambwe MP and former deputy minister for Works, died at the Benjamin Mkapa Hospital in Dodoma.<\/p>\n

Atashasta Nditiye.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 14:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof Gaudence Mpangala, a lecturer at Ruaha Catholic University and political analyst, died after suddenly falling ill on his way to a meeting.<\/p>\n

Prof Gaudence Mpangala.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 15:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Muhammed Seif Khatib, a politician who held several ministerial positions during the administrations of former presidents\u00a0Benjamin Mkapa and Jakaya Kikwete, died in Unguja, Zanzibar.<\/p>\n

Dr. Muhammed Seif Khatib.\u00a0<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 17:<\/strong>\u00a0Seif Sharif Hamad, Zanzibar\u2019s \u00adfirst vice president, died on February 17. The government did not disclose his cause of death, but his ACT-Wazalendo Party stated Hamad and his wife had tested positive for Covid-19 three weeks before he died.<\/p>\n

Seif Sharif Hamad.\u00a0<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 17:<\/strong>\u00a0John Kijazi, the Chief Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, died while receiving treatment at the Benjamin Mkapa Hospital.<\/p>\n

John Kijazi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 20:<\/strong>\u00a0The cause of death of Dr. Servacius Likwelile, a former Finance and Planning permanent secretary, was not disclosed to the public.<\/p>\n

Dr. Servacius Likwelile.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 22:<\/strong>\u00a0Details on the cause of death of Prof Benno Ndulu, the former Bank of Tanzania governor, were scanty, but he was unwell for weeks.<\/p>\n

Prof Benno Ndulu.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March:<\/strong>\u00a0The Catholic Church in Tanzania sends out a statement that at least\u00a060 nuns and 25 priests\u00a0had died in the last two months after showing symptoms of Covid-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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