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East Africa: Most EAC Leaders Skip Magufuli Funeral, as SADC Peers Dominate
East African, 24 March 2021
East African Community leaders were conspicuously missing at the state funeral of Tanzania's late president John Pombe Magufuli, which was held at the Jamhuri Stadium in Dodoma on… Read more »
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Tanzania: Magufuli's Body Moved to Zanzibar This Morning
Daily News, 23 March 2021
At around 8:40 am, an Air Tanzania plane carrying the body of the late President Magufuli left Dodoma Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport in Zanzibar. Read more »
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Tanzania: Magufuli's Body Arrives in Mwanza
Daily News, 24 March 2021
President John Magufuli arrived in Mwanza to bid his farewell Wednesday, with the plane carrying his remains from Zanzibar touching down at Mwanza international airport around 7:40… Read more »
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Tanzania: Magufuli Farewell - Number of Injured At Uhuru Stadium Could Be High, Says Police
Citizen, 22 March 2021
Special Police Zone Commander Lazaro Mambosasa has said they are yet to establish the exact number of people injured in stampede at the stadium, saying there is a possibility the… Read more »
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Tanzania: Magufuli State Funeral - Dodoma Changes Tact After What Happened in Dar
Citizen, 22 March 2021
The procedure for the funeral of the late President John Magufuli has changed after the chaos that happened at Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam. Read more »
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Tanzania: Magufuli Funeral - Dar Resident Narrates How They Lost a Colleague At Uhuru Stadium
Citizen, 22 March 2021
Several residents from the commercial capital Dar es Salaam have reported relatives who are missing or were injured during the paying of last respects to the late President John… Read more »
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Tanzania: President Samia Hassan Leads Thousands at Magufuli Funeral
Citizen, 20 March 2021
The President of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan has on March 20, led various leaders in paying their last respects to the fifth President of the United Republic of Tanzania, John… Read more »
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Tanzania: Outpouring of Grief As Tanzanians Start Paying Last Respects to Magufuli
Citizen, 20 March 2021
There was outpouring grief this morning at St Peter's Catholic church, Oysterbay in Dar es Salaam, as the body of President John Magufuli was brought for a requiem mass. Read more »
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Tanzania: Suluhu Steps Into Magufuli's Shoes, Asserts Authority in First Official Engagement
East African, 20 March 2021
The president took oath of office on Friday at State House in Dar es Salaam, a day after announcing the death of her predecessor from a heart disease. Read more »
Mourners Line Tanzanian Streets to Bid Magufuli Farewell
Mourners in Tanzania's capital city Dodoma have paid their last respects to President John Magufuli, lined up in the streets rather than at Jamhuri Stadium, due to the large number of people in attendance at the state funeral. When the president's body was in Dar es Salaam, thousands of people flocked to Uhuru Stadium to pay their last respects, causing chaos when several people collapsed, with reports of injuries and deaths. Magufuli, who died on Wednesday, March 17 was buried at his hometown in Chato on March 26. Newly sworn-in President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced 21 days of mourning for Magufuli, adding that flags will fly at half-mast for the period.
Tanzanians line the streets of Dar es Salaam to pay their last respects to President John Magufuli, who died in office.
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