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Revealed: Mkapa died of cardiac arrest-VIDEO

Tanzania People's Defence Forces  (TPDF) carrying the body of former President Benjamin Mkapa after it arrived at the Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam today, where a farewell service was held. Photo by  Ericky Boniphace

By  The Citizen Reporter

What you need to know:

  • Family spokesperson William Erio said during a funeral mass at Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam that Mkapa suffered cardiac arrest while undergoing treatment in hospital in Dar es Salaam.

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