Who is John Magufuli, the exceptional African President?
John Joseph Pombe Magufuli was born on October 20, 1959 at Chato, Geita, in Tanganyika, the mainland component of Tanzania.
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Tanganyika and the island of Zanzibar united and created the United Republic of Tanzania in 1964.
He had his primary and secondary school education at the Chato Primary School and Katoke Seminary in Biharamuto and Lake Secondary School from 1967-1974 and 1975 -1978, respectively.
John furthered his pre-university education at the Mkwawa High School (1979-1981) and the Mkwawa College of Education for a Diploma in Education and Chemistry.
He earned a BSc Degree in Chemistry and Mathematics at the University of Dar es Salaam in 1988. At the same university, he obtained an MSc Degree in Chemistry in 1994.
While in public service as a minister, John studied and secured a DSc Degree in Chemistry in 2009.
He started his career as a teacher at Sengerema Secondary School from 1982 to 1983 and went back to