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Premier of last African monarchy is first world leader to die of Covid

Eswatini Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini was 52

Eswatini Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini
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Eswatini Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini

Monique Vanek | Bloomberg
Eswatini Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini died after contracting Covid-19, the first world leader to succumb to the disease. He was 52.
 
Dlamini died Sunday while receiving medical care in neighboring South Africa, the government said in a statement. “He died of Covid-19 complications,” it said on Monday.

Dlamini announced on Nov. 15 he had tested positive for Covid-19. The government announced on Dec. 1 that he was being transferred to a hospital in South Africa to receive treatment for the disease.

While global leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump, Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson have contracted Covid-19, none