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JUST IN: Former Tanzanian President,Magufuli To Be Buried March 25
JUST IN: Former Tanzanian,Magufuli To Be Buried March 25
Former Tanzanian President John Magufuli, who died from a heart condition on Wednesday, will be buried on March 25 in his native town Chato in Geita region, President Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced.
Speaking for the first time after she was sworn in as President on Friday at State House in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, Hassan said the body of former President Magufuli would lie in state for the weekend at the national stadium where people in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam could pay their last respects.
On March 22, the body of Magufuli will lie in the capital Dodoma to allow the general public to pay their last respects, said President Hassan.
President Hassan appealed to Tanzanians to be patient during this difficult period of losing their brave, visionary, revolutionary, and patriotic leader.
“We should take over from where President Magufuli has accomplished
“We should stop pointing fingers at each other.
“We need to forge ahead as a nation,” she said.
Tanzania will remain calm as it has always been, she said before she chaired her first cabinet meeting. (Xinhua/NAN)
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