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Tanzania 2025 elections: Why Magufuli legacy persists despite Samia's political reforms

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Tanzania's late and former president John Magufuli (L) holds hands with the country's current President Samia Suluhu Hassan during a past Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) campaign rally. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

By  THE CONVERSATION

It’s been three years since the death of Tanzania’s former president John Magufuli and the rise to power of current president Samia Suluhu Hassan.

Magufuli was Tanzania’s fifth president. He came to power in 2015 and was re-elected in 2020 in a poll that was marred by controversy.

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