The six presidents of Tanzania

Tanzania's new President Samia Suluhu Hassan takes oath of office following the death of her predecessor John Pombe Magufuli at State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania March 19, 2021. [REUTERS/Stringer]

Samia Suluhu Hassan has just been sworn in as the sixth President of Tanzania.

She takes over from John Magufuli, who succumbed to heart failure on March 17 becoming the East African nation’s first female president.