President Magufuli dead at 61 ~ Update

 On March 18, I posted this article from Off-Guardian on the death of Tanzania's president, John Magufuli, one of two African leaders who refused to go along with the Covid narrative, and who also died unexpectantly.  The Off-Guardian recently added this update:

UPDATE 19/03: As of this morning (the 19th) Magufuli’s Vice-President has been officially sworn in as his successor. Samia Suluhu Hassan, who was part educated in Britain, is the countries first female President, which the Western press are naturally all over.

In her inauguration speech, she called upon the country to “come together” and warned this was “not a time for pointing fingers”, demonstrating she’s aware of how suspicious this transition of power appears, and how tenuous her grip on power will be in these early days of replacing a very popular leader.

Remember yesterday when we predicted “glowing write-ups” for Magufuli’s successor?

Well, she’s being described as a “conciliator” in the press, which is Western journalism talk for “someone who will do as they are told”. Human Rights Watch has predicted Tanzania will experience a “revival of democracy” under her leadership, and The Guardian is already reporting:

DaMina Advisors, a political risk advisory firm, predicted the new president was likely to make a public U-turn on her predecessor’s policy of Covid denial and his generally negative attitudes toward foreign investors.

It really couldn’t be more obvious what has happened here.

UPDATE 20/3/21: The new President is already being seen in public wearing a mask:

Not a good sign.

As I have said elsewhere, "Propaganda 101... When a significant number of people don't trust a product or a policy, put a woman's face on it."

Source: Off-Guardian

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