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{{Infobox historical event
|Event_Name    = State funeral of Michael Sata
|Image_Name    = Zambia mourns Sata.jpg
|Image_Caption = Sata is laid to rest
|AKA           =
|Participants  = [[Guy Scott]]<br>[[Edgar Lungu]]
|Location      = [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]]
|Date          = 11 November 2014
}}
[[Michael Sata]], the [[President of Zambia]] died on 28 October 2014 in London, United Kingdom. The state funeral took place on November 11 with the funeral being attended by 9 heads of state, 9 foreign representatives, 2 heads of multilateral organizations and 2 former African political leaders.

==Background==

On 19 October 2014, Sata left the country for a medical check-up in the United Kingdom, leaving Defence Minister Edgar Lungu in charge in his absence. Sata's absence from public view, given that the 50th anniversary of the country's independence was 4 days away, rumours emerged on the status of Sata's health. He died in London on 28 October at King Edward VII Hospital alongside his wife, Christine, son, Mulenga, and other family members. Vice-President Guy Scott was named acting leader until an election, making him the first democratically elected white leader of a Sub-Saharan African government since F. W. de Klerk in South Africa.

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