Former Tanzania President Ali Hassan Mwinyi is dead.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced the death on Thursday, February 29.
The 98-year-old man died at Mzena Hospital in Dar es Salaam on Thursday at around 1700hrs.
Mwinyi who ruled the country between 1985 to 1995, was suffering from cancer.
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Following the death of the second phase President, the Head of State declared seven days of national mourning in honor of Mwinyi popularly known as ‘Mzee Ruksa’.
Alongside declaring a seven-day national mourning period, President Samia Samia issued an order for Tanzania’s flags to be flown at half-mast.
