The claim: Leaders of countries died unexpectedly after refusing to accept COVID-19 vaccines
Socialmediaposts link the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and the unexpected deaths of other countries leaders to their opposition to COVID-19 vaccinations.
Several posts mention Haiti, Burundi and Tanzania s presidents, and others suggest the fates of other countries leaders are tied as well.
One now-deleted Instagram post pulled the Ivory Coast and Eswatini into the theory with Haiti, Tanzania and Burundi. A meme in atleastfiveotherposts on Instagram and Facebook mentions the same countries. What do all these world leaders have in common? They all opposed vaccination of the citizens of their countries, the posts read. What else? They all were recently assassinated or died of suspicious circumstances.
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Published 13 March 2021
The body of Ivory Coast Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko was flown home on Saturday, two days after he died in Germany.
Bakayoko, who turned 56 last Monday and died following cancer treatment in Germany, was popular for reaching across the political spectrum in the bitterly divided West African country.
His death came just days after a rare trouble-free election in which all sides took part.
President Alassane Ouattara, dressed in a dark suit and wearing a black hat, welcomed the coffin at Abidjan’s international airport.
Hundreds of supporters of Bakayoko known as “Hambak” looked on from the sidelines as the coffin was taken to a funeral home, many of them wearing white T-shirts emblazoned with slogans including “Farewell HamBak, our inspiration!” or “HamBak forever in our hearts”.