{"id":906713,"date":"2021-10-21T16:43:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T20:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=906713"},"modified":"2021-10-21T16:43:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T20:43:52","slug":"fact-check-were-these-world-leaders-assassinated-after-pledging-to-permanently-bar-covid-19-vaccines-from-their-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-were-these-world-leaders-assassinated-after-pledging-to-permanently-bar-covid-19-vaccines-from-their-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Were These World Leaders Assassinated After Pledging To Permanently Bar COVID-19 Vaccines From Their Countries?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-were-these-world-leaders-assassinated-after-pledging-to-permanently-bar-covid-19-vaccines-from-their-countries%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=906713&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>An image&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CU6i-aSISSj\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=ea54f123-3a22-42da-914d-984e72684c01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Instagram<\/a> claims several world leaders proclaimed COVID-19 vaccines would not be allowed in their respective countries and were later assassinated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CU6i-aSISSj\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" readability=\"-7.4375\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Verdict: Misleading<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not all the leaders mentioned in the post opposed COVID-19 vaccines. Only one of them, late Haitian President Jovenel Mo\u00efse, was assassinated.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Fact Check:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The image shared on Instagram includes photos of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/us-says-it-is-ready-help-haiti-after-killing-haitian-president-2021-07-07\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mo\u00efse<\/a>, late Burundi President Pierre <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alamy.com\/burundi-president-pierre-nkurunziza-claps-after-signing-the-new-constitution-at-the-presidential-palace-in-gitega-province-burundi-june-7-2018-reutersevrard-ngendakumana-image373442436.html?irclickid=w0F2yu0wjxyIUWhXlPz%3ArxrhUkBSlSTpUQjhSo0&amp;irgwc=1&amp;utm_source=77643&amp;utm_campaign=Shop%20Royalty%20Free%20at%20Alamy&amp;utm_medium=impact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nkurunziza<\/a>, late Ivory Coast Prime Minister Hamed <a href=\"https:\/\/stock.adobe.com\/images\/Ivory-Coast%27s-Defence-Minister-Hamed-Bakayoko-attends-a-cabinet-meeting-at-the\/368280206?as_campaign=TinEye&amp;as_content=tineye_match&amp;epi1=368280206&amp;tduid=abef82c6853075cf55a5d0017ae34ef6&amp;as_channel=affiliate&amp;as_campclass=redirect&amp;as_source=arvato\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bakayoko<\/a>, Eswatini\u2019s late Prime Minister Ambrose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-55297472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dlamini<\/a> and the late Tanzanian President John <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/tanzanian-president-john-magufuli-attends-the-burial-news-photo\/1227830717?adppopup=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Magufuli<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Presidents of Burundi, Swaziland, Tanzania, Ivory Coast &amp; now Haiti have all been assasinated (<em>sic<\/em>) over (<em>sic<\/em>) past few months,\u201d reads text included in the image. \u201cThe fake news media refuse to cover it. All 5 Presidents said the covid \u2018vaccine\u2019 would NEVER be allowed in their country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Only one of the five deceased leaders, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/us-says-it-is-ready-help-haiti-after-killing-haitian-president-2021-07-07\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mo\u00efse<\/a>, was actually assassinated. A group of gunmen attacked his residence and shot him to death in July, The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/09\/14\/world\/americas\/haiti-henry-moise-assassination.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>. The other four leaders mentioned in the post died from medical complications.<\/p>\n<p>The Burundian government <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BurundiGov\/status\/1270359764065759233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stated<\/a> Nkurunziza died at one of the country\u2019s hospitals after experiencing cardiac arrest on June 8, 2020. Many people have speculated that COVID-19 was the true cause of his death, The Guardian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/jun\/09\/burundi-president-dies-illness-suspected-coronavirus-pierre-nkurunziz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>. <span class=\"u9DLmf\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"1\">Bakayoko lost his life to cancer in Germany on March 10, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOuattara_PRCI\/status\/1369735788804665347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1369735788804665347%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fnews%2F2021%2F3%2F10%2Fivory-coast-prime-minister-hamed-bakayoko-dies-at-56\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a>. <\/span><span class=\"u9DLmf\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"1\">Dlamini reportedly died of COVID-19 on Dec. 13, 2020, in South Africa, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-12-14\/eswatini-prime-minister-dlamini-dies-after-contracting-covid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Differing claims have been made about the cause of Magufuli\u2019s death. His successor, President Samia Suluhu Hassan, said he passed away due to heart failure at a hospital in Tanzania on March 17, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/03\/20\/africa\/john-magufuli-tanzania-covid-legacy-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a>. However, opposition party leader Tundu Lissu alleged he died of COVID-19 earlier that month, the outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/03\/20\/africa\/john-magufuli-tanzania-covid-legacy-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While there is some debate as to what caused the deaths of Nkurunziza and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Magufuli+assassinated&amp;rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS820US820&amp;ei=aHtxYZ2HCJSstQblqKjgBA&amp;ved=0ahUKEwid26bK3dvzAhUUVs0KHWUUCkwQ4dUDCA4&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=Magufuli+assassinated&amp;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAM6DQgAELEDEJECEEYQ-QE6CAgAEIAEELEDOgUIABCRAjoGCAAQBxAeSgQIQRgAULbhAVj-6wFgi-4BaABwAXgAgAGqAYgBowKSAQMwLjKYAQCgAQGgAQLAAQE&amp;sclient=gws-wiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Magufuli<\/a>, the uncertainty revolves around whether COVID-19 was a factor, not whether they were murdered. Check Your Fact found no credible news reports contending that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Nkurunziza+assasinated&amp;rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS820US820&amp;ei=XntxYZK0Iv6F9PwPjJq_yAM&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiS297F3dvzAhX-Ap0JHQzNDzkQ4dUDCA4&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=Nkurunziza+assasinated&amp;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBggAEA0QHjIICAAQDRAFEB46BwgAEEcQsAM6BwgAELADEEM6DQguEMgDELADEEMQkwI6CgguEMgDELADEEM6BQgAEIAEOgUILhCABDoECAAQQzoFCAAQkQI6BggAEBYQHjoECAAQEzoHCCEQChCgAUoFCDgSATFKBAhBGABQ1zBY1EFgrkJoAnACeAGAAdYDiAGVEZIBCTAuNC4yLjIuMZgBAKABAcgBD8ABAQ&amp;sclient=gws-wiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">either<\/a> was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Magufuli+assassinated&amp;rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS820US820&amp;ei=aHtxYZ2HCJSstQblqKjgBA&amp;ved=0ahUKEwid26bK3dvzAhUUVs0KHWUUCkwQ4dUDCA4&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=Magufuli+assassinated&amp;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAM6DQgAELEDEJECEEYQ-QE6CAgAEIAEELEDOgUIABCRAjoGCAAQBxAeSgQIQRgAULbhAVj-6wFgi-4BaABwAXgAgAGqAYgBowKSAQMwLjKYAQCgAQGgAQLAAQE&amp;sclient=gws-wiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">assassinated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The notion that all of these men opposed COVID-19 vaccinations in their countries is also misleading. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/07\/15\/fact-check-haitian-president-jovenel-moise-expose-clinton-foundation-before-assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Haitian President Jovenel Mo\u00efse Say He Would Expose The Clinton Foundation The Day Before His Assassination?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nkurunziza faced criticism for not being concerned enough about COVID-19, the Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/bujumbura-pierre-nkurunziza-coronavirus-pandemic-east-africa-africa-93ce10a543c78d35e3bb75b15e59534c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>. He refused to implement forceful regulations, continued to allow large gatherings and made the national lead of the World Health Organization leave, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-burundi\/in-break-with-predecessor-burundis-president-vows-to-tackle-coronavirus-idUSKBN2425Y2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a>. His death, however, occurred before any of the COVID-19 vaccines had been completed, so it remains unclear if he would have opposed them. Russia became the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine in August 2020, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/08\/11\/world\/europe\/russia-coronavirus-vaccine-approval.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-ivorycoast-vaccina\/ivory-coast-launches-first-vaccination-drive-with-covax-shots-idUSKCN2AT2K6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a> reported that COVID-19 vaccination commenced in Ivory Coast on March 1, a week before <span class=\"u9DLmf\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"1\">Bakayoko passed away. <\/span>There are no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Hamed+Bakayoko+COVID-19+vaccine&amp;ei=MZFvYaioGISIytMPwKG4wAw&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjohOCJitjzAhUEhHIEHcAQDsgQ4dUDCA4&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=Hamed+Bakayoko+COVID-19+vaccine&amp;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBQghEKABOgcIABBHELADOggILhCABBCTAjoFCAAQkQI6BQgAEIAEOgcILhBDEJMCOgYIABAWEB46BwghEAoQoAFKBAhBGABQ6DZY7GJgz2xoBHACeACAAWOIAakKkgECMTiYAQCgAQKgAQHIAQjAAQE&amp;sclient=gws-wiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">credible news reports<\/a> about him vowing to prohibit the vaccines before his death.<\/p>\n<p>There are likewise&nbsp;no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Ambrose+Dlamini+COVID-19+vaccine&amp;oq=Ambrose+Dlamini+COVID-19+vaccine&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j33i160.3373j0j9&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">credible media<\/a> reports about Dlamini opposing the vaccines. His death occurred in December 2020, months before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeanpharmaceuticalreview.com\/news\/142112\/africa-to-receive-first-covid-19-vaccine-doses-in-february\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first COVAX doses<\/a> of COVID-19 vaccines were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/01-03-2021-first-covid-19-covax-vaccine-doses-administered-in-africa#:~:text=Today%2C%20the%20governments%20of%20C%C3%B4te,over%20the%20next%20seven%20days.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">administered<\/a> in&nbsp;Africa. Eswatini\u2019s government began vaccinating citizens for COVID-19 in March 2021, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afro.who.int\/news\/eswatini-launches-nationwide-covid-19-vaccination-campaign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Health Organization<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The first COVID-19 vaccine doses did not arrive in Haiti until July 15, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/haiti-receives-1st-covid-19-vaccines\/story?id=78860711\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABC News<\/a>, eight days after Mo\u00efse was assassinated. An internet search by Check Your Fact did not turn up a single credible report from the press about him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Jovenel+Mo%C3%AFse+COVID-19+vaccine&amp;ei=oZBvYZatLPGlytMP4N-PyAw&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjWgZ_FidjzAhXxknIEHeDvA8kQ4dUDCA4&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=Jovenel+Mo%C3%AFse+COVID-19+vaccine&amp;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAM6BwgAEEcQsAM6BwgAELADEEM6DQguEMgDELADEEMQkwI6CgguEMgDELADEEM6BAgAEEM6BQgAEIAEOgQIABAeOgUIABDNAjoGCAAQFhAeOgUIABCGA0oFCDgSATFKBAhBGABQyA5Y2kBgoUJoAXACeACAAU2IAbUKkgECMjGYAQCgAQHIAQ_AAQE&amp;sclient=gws-wiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vowing<\/a> to permanently prohibit the vaccine in Haiti. The government of Haiti did, however, initially reject a shipment of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines earlier this year out of concern about side effects, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-06-08\/haiti-is-the-only-country-in-western-hemisphere-without-vaccines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bloomberg<\/a>. The government later backtracked and agreed to receive the shipment, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Magufuli appears to be the only one of the five leaders mentioned in the post who openly discouraged the vaccines. Before his death, he argued that vaccination was dangerous and promoted an herbal-infused steam therapy to combat COVID-19, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-56437852\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC News<\/a>. However, Hassan\u2019s government began administering vaccines after his death, and she was publicly vaccinated, the organization said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image\u00a0shared on Instagram claims several world leaders proclaimed COVID-19 vaccines would not be allowed in their respective countries and were later assassinated. 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