Question: Who has sworn in as the first female president of Tanzania?
(a) Samia Suluhu Hassan
(b) Salma Kikwete
(c) Janeth Magufuli
(d) Siti Mwinyi
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in as the sixth President of Tanzania.
- She became the first female leader of the East African country.
- The 61-year-old Hassan assumed the presidency after the death of previous President John Magfufuli.
- She will finish Magufuli’s second five-year term, set to run until 2025.
- Prior to taking charge as President, Hassan was the Vice-President of Tanzania, also being the first female vice-president of the country, since November 2015.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay