A post-election crackdown that killed hundreds has changed the country for ever
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The inauguration of Samia Suluhu Hassan as president of Tanzania on November 3rd was an incongruently unconfident event for someone who claims to have won 98% of the vote in an election on October 29th. The swearing-in was brought forward and moved from a stadium in the largest city, Dar es Salaam, to a military parade ground in Dodoma, the sleepy capital. The public was banned. Only four other African leaders turned up.
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This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “Tiananmen moment”
From the November 8th 2025 edition
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