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Uganda honours engineer John Baptist Egessa

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Former captain and aeronautical engineer John Baptist Egessa was buried with military honours in Buchirayi, Uganda, aged 79. A pioneering aviator and blood donor credited with saving more than 4,500 lives, he received a three-gun salute, reports the Daily Monitor.

Uganda buried retired Captain and aeronautical engineer John Baptist Egessa on Sunday, described as the country’s greatest blood donor, with more than 4,500 lives saved. The 79-year-old former serviceman received military honours at his funeral in Buchirayi, Busia District, reports the Daily Monitor.

The ceremony included a three-gun salute and the presence of soldiers from the Uganda People’s Defence Forces. The military tribute contrasted with John Baptist Egessa’s final years, which he spent in great poverty and neglect despite decades of public service, according to the Daily Monitor.

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