List of Presidents of Zambia who died in office
From Chalo Chatu, Zambia online encyclopedia
During the history of Zambia two presidents have died in office[1][2][3].Of those two died cause of some sikness. In all two cases, the Vice President of Zambia took over the office of presidency as Acting President until a presidential by-election was held after 90 days to go and vote for a new president to finish the term.
Michael Sata holds the record for shortest term served in Zambia, holding the office of presidency for 3 years, 35 days before dying. Levy Mwanawasa is the president to die while in office when he got sick[4] [5]on national duty he died on August 19, 2008[3] at the Percy Military Hospital in Paris
Levy Mwanawasa 2008
Michael Sata 2014
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- ↑ "Zambian President Michael Sata dies in London", BBC News – Africa, 29 October 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa dies", Telegraph, 19 August 2008.
- ↑ "UPDATE REPORT ON THE CONDITION OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT, DR LEVY P MWANAWASA, SC", Zambian Presidency website, 18 August 2008.
- ↑ "STATEMENT BY HIS HONOUR THE VICE PRESIDENT, MR. RUPIAH BANDA, MP., ON THE DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT", Zambian Presidency website, 18 August 2008.
