(ANSA) - DAR ES SALAAM, MAR 19 - The former vice president of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan, took the oath this morning taking over the leadership of the country: Hassan thus became the first female president in the history of Tanzania after the sudden death of her predecessor John Magufuli .
"I, Samia Suluhu Hassan, promise to be honest and obey and protect the constitution of Tanzania," said the 61-year-old, wearing a black dress and red veil, in front of dignitaries at a ceremony in Dar es Salaam.
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