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Tanzania Holds State Funeral For Magufuli
Thousands gathered in Tanzania’s capital, Dodoma, to pay their last respects to former President John Magufuli.
He died on Wednesday of what the authorities said was heart-related complications.
![Tanzanian MPs signing the book for the late President John Magufuli before the farewell ceremony begins here in Dodoma.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/240/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/ed56d23c-2d5e-49d9-9a2d-6ec733c38ac8.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/320/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/ed56d23c-2d5e-49d9-9a2d-6ec733c38ac8.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/400/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/ed56d23c-2d5e-49d9-9a2d-6ec733c38ac8.jpg 400w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/480/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/ed56d23c-2d5e-49d9-9a2d-6ec733c38ac8.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/512/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/ed56d23c-2d5e-49d9-9a2d-6ec733c38ac8.jpg 512w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/ed56d23c-2d5e-49d9-9a2d-6ec733c38ac8.jpg 624w)
![People line up before state funeral in Dodoma](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/240/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/f6b7f16a-2c43-46ce-a956-a90f06d19408.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/320/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/f6b7f16a-2c43-46ce-a956-a90f06d19408.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/400/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/f6b7f16a-2c43-46ce-a956-a90f06d19408.jpg 400w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/480/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/f6b7f16a-2c43-46ce-a956-a90f06d19408.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/512/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/f6b7f16a-2c43-46ce-a956-a90f06d19408.jpg 512w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/f6b7f16a-2c43-46ce-a956-a90f06d19408.jpg 624w)
Ministers and lawmakers were among the those who came to mourn the ex-president.
![Ministers and MPs mourn former President Magufuli in Dodoma](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/240/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/bfebe1c5-9333-4be6-b93c-1c98da8c2147.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/320/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/bfebe1c5-9333-4be6-b93c-1c98da8c2147.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/400/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/bfebe1c5-9333-4be6-b93c-1c98da8c2147.jpg 400w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/480/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/bfebe1c5-9333-4be6-b93c-1c98da8c2147.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/512/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/bfebe1c5-9333-4be6-b93c-1c98da8c2147.jpg 512w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/bfebe1c5-9333-4be6-b93c-1c98da8c2147.jpg 624w)
![Ministers and MPs mourn former President Magufuli in Dodoma](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/240/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/d36f2e16-a238-48f1-acda-0e6923dc4f25.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/320/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/d36f2e16-a238-48f1-acda-0e6923dc4f25.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/400/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/d36f2e16-a238-48f1-acda-0e6923dc4f25.jpg 400w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/480/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/d36f2e16-a238-48f1-acda-0e6923dc4f25.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/512/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/d36f2e16-a238-48f1-acda-0e6923dc4f25.jpg 512w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/d36f2e16-a238-48f1-acda-0e6923dc4f25.jpg 624w)
![Mourning Magufuli in Dodoma](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/240/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/048d93cc-101d-4a8f-b305-544ea2e1153e.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/320/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/048d93cc-101d-4a8f-b305-544ea2e1153e.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/400/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/048d93cc-101d-4a8f-b305-544ea2e1153e.jpg 400w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/480/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/048d93cc-101d-4a8f-b305-544ea2e1153e.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/512/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/048d93cc-101d-4a8f-b305-544ea2e1153e.jpg 512w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2021/3/22/048d93cc-101d-4a8f-b305-544ea2e1153e.jpg 624w)
An unspecified number of people were injured in a stampede at Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) on Sunday evening as the body was about to be flown to Dodoma.