A BEFITTING SEND OFF FOR A TRUE SON OF AFRICA.



John Pombe Joseph Magufuli was a Tanzanian politician who served as the fifth president of Tanzania 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.Wikipedia
Born: October 29, 1959, Chato, Tanzania
Died: March 17, 2021, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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