Samia sworn into office after deadly election violence

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu. 

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Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn into office on Monday for her first elected term after winning a landslide victory in an election that set off deadly protests across the country.

Hassan, who came to power in 2021 following the death in office of her predecessor John Magufuli, was declared the winner of last week’s election with 97.66 percent of the vote.