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Magufuli had not been seen in public since 27 February 2021 and rumours swirled online that he was sick and possibly incapacitated from illness. [13] A Kenyan newspaper reported on 10 March 2021 that "an African leader" was being treated for COVID-19 at a hospital in Nairobi, leading to speculation that it could be President Magufuli. [14]
Death and state funeral of John Magufuli; Death and state funeral of Malietoa Tanumafili II; Death and state funeral of Nelson Mandela; Death and state funeral of Mao Zedong; Death and state funeral of Tomáš Masaryk; Death and state funeral of Meles Zenawi; Death and state funeral of Brian Mulroney
John Pombe Joseph Magufuli [2] (29 October 1959 – 17 March 2021) [3] was the fifth president of Tanzania, serving from 2015 until his death in 2021. He served as Minister of Works, Transport and Communications from 2000 to 2005 and 2010 to 2015 and was chairman of the Southern African Development Community from 2019 to 2020.
The funeral service of Julius Nyerere, Tanzania's first president, was held at the stadium on 21 October 1999. [4] Shortly after his death in office, president John Magufuli was laid-in-state at the stadium on 20 March 2021. [5] Forty-five people were killed in a stampede at the stadium on March 21, 2021. [6] [7]
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Mabeyo later held a speech at the funeral of Magufuli, using the opportunity to honor the late President and expressing the TPDF's loyalty to Hassan. [13] He officially retired from the TPDF on his 66th birthday [3] on 30 June 2022. [5] President Hassan subsequently appointed Mabeyo head of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority. [14]
As of Thursday, Feb. 20, more than $3,300 has been raised through a GoFundMe campaign started to support Lowe’s family with “funeral expenses, medical costs, and time away from work.”