Editing John Magufuli (section)

{{Villain_Infobox|Image = John Magufuli 2015.png|fullname = John Pombe Magufuli|alias = The Bulldozer|origin = Chato, Tanganyika,|occupation = President of Tanzania (2015-2021)|skills = Political power|goals = Win the 2015 election <small>(succeeded)</small><br>Curb government spending and corruption in Tanzania <small>(succeeded)</small>|crimes = Human rights abuses<br>Unlawful detention<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>Extortion<br>Repressing opposition<br>[[Anti-vaxxers|Vaccine denialism]]|type of villain = Oppressive President}}{{Quote|Those who teach such things do not like us, brothers. They brought us drugs and homosexual practices that even cows disapprove of.|John Magufuli}}''' John Pombe Magufuli '''(October 29, 1959 - March 17, 2021) was the fifth president of Tanzania, serving as both head of state and head of government from 2015 until his death in 2021. First elected as a Member of Parliament in 1995, he served in the Cabinet of Tanzania as Deputy Minister of Works from 1995 to 2000, Minister of Works from 2000 to 2006, Minister of Lands and Human Settlement from 2006 to 2008, Minister of Livestock and Fisheries from 2008 to 2010, and as Minister of Works for a second time from 2010 to 2015.

Magufuli was criticized by many for repressing opposition to his government, despite Tanzania being a democracy, and committing various human rights violations against gay people in Tanzania. However, he had a relatively favorable public image in his country. The enraged cry that it was "shameful" to spend huge sums of money on celebrations when "our people are dying of cholera," he said. Despite his accusations, he publicly condemned the attempted assassination of opponent Tundu Lissu.

Magufuli said in a January 2021 speech: "Vaccinations are dangerous. If white people were able to come up with vaccinations, a vaccination for AIDS would have been found." Instead, Magufuli urged steam inhalation and herbal medicine, neither of which is approved by the WHO for the treatment of COVID-19. On Wednesday the 17th of March, 2021, Magufuli died of heart disease at a hospital in Dar es Salaam. He had not been seen in public for two weeks, leading to speculation that he was ill. He was 61 years old.