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Why fallen Tanzania President John Magufuli was named Pombe

The coffin of late Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli draped in the national flag, is seen during the state funeral procession at Uhuru Stadium, the venue of the national requiem Mass in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania March 20, 2021. [Reuters]

The late President John Pombe Magufuli was the third child out of 12, born to parents Joseph Magufuli Marko and Suzanna Ngolo Musa.

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