Tanzania’s late President John Magufuli will be buried next Thursday, 25 March, in his western home village of Chato, his successor has announced.
He died on Wednesday from heart complications at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, the government said.
Mr Magufuli had not been seen in public for more than two weeks, and rumours had been circulating about his health, with opposition politicians saying he had contracted Covid-19.
People in Tanzania have reacted with grief and disbelief to the news of his death.
On Sunday, his body will be taken to Uhuru stadium in the commercial hub of Dar es Salaam for public viewing.
A second public viewing has been scheduled in the capital, Dodoma, on Monday, which has been declared a public holiday.
There will be a third public viewing a day after in the western town of Mwanza before the body is taken to Mr Magufuli’s home town.
The burial day has also been declared a public holiday.
