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President Levy Mwanawasa [[died in office]] in 2008 while on national duty. In April 2006, Mwanawasa experienced a mild stroke.<ref name=Liu>Liu Jinhai, [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/19/content_9521392.htm "News Analysis: Zambia faces vital political reshuffle as president dies"], Xinhua, 19 August 2008.</ref><ref name=Liu /><ref name=Ailing>[http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=nw20080702090150403C225629 "Ailing Mwanawasa heading to France"], Reuters (''IOL''), 2 July 2008.</ref> | President Levy Mwanawasa [[died in office]] in 2008 while on national duty. In April 2006, Mwanawasa experienced a mild stroke.<ref name=Liu>Liu Jinhai, [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/19/content_9521392.htm "News Analysis: Zambia faces vital political reshuffle as president dies"], Xinhua, 19 August 2008.</ref><ref name=Liu /><ref name=Ailing>[http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=nw20080702090150403C225629 "Ailing Mwanawasa heading to France"], Reuters (''IOL''), 2 July 2008.</ref> On 29 June 2008, while in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for an African Union summit, Mwanawasa was hospitalised due to a second stroke. On 1 July, International SOS evacuated him by air ambulance to France for further treatment.<ref name=Ailing /><ref name=Semi>[http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=nw20080702111230784C896816 "'Mwanawasa in semi-coma'"], Sapa-Associated Press (''IOL''), 2 July 2008.</ref> The head of the Egyptian hospital to which Mwanawasa was taken said that the doctors there had stopped the brain haemorrhage and that he was in a semi-comatose state.<ref name=Semi /> Vice-President Banda said that his condition was stable, and Minister of Information [[Mike Mulongoti]] noted that Mwanawasa had previously suffered from hypertension; Mulongoti also said that Mwanawasa was a "very hard working man" and said that this may have been a factor.<ref name=VOA>James Butty, [http://voanews.com/english/Africa/2008-07-01-voa8.cfm "Zambian President Has Had a History of Hypertension, Says Information Minister"], VOA News, 2 July 2008.</ref> | ||
On 29 June 2008, while in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for an African Union summit, Mwanawasa was hospitalised due to a second stroke. On 1 July, International SOS evacuated him by air ambulance to France for further treatment.<ref name=Ailing /><ref name=Semi>[http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=nw20080702111230784C896816 "'Mwanawasa in semi-coma'"], Sapa-Associated Press (''IOL''), 2 July 2008.</ref> The head of the Egyptian hospital to which Mwanawasa was taken said that the doctors there had stopped the brain haemorrhage and that he was in a semi-comatose state.<ref name=Semi /> Vice-President Banda said that his condition was stable, and Minister of Information [[Mike Mulongoti]] noted that Mwanawasa had previously suffered from hypertension; Mulongoti also said that Mwanawasa was a "very hard working man" and said that this may have been a factor.<ref name=VOA>James Butty, [http://voanews.com/english/Africa/2008-07-01-voa8.cfm "Zambian President Has Had a History of Hypertension, Says Information Minister"], VOA News, 2 July 2008.</ref> | |||
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| Embassy Park | |
|---|---|
| Location | Indpendance Avenue oppsite Cabinet Office |
| Area | 106.01 acres (42.90 ha) |
| Visitors | 21,031 (in 2015) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Official name: Embassy park/ Presidential park memorial site | |
| Designated | September, 2008 |
Embassy Park is the official presidential memorial site. It is located along Independence Avenue opposite Cabinet Office and bordered on the other side by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and various foreign embassies. The site has its significance cause its is the first ever site where the a Zambian President, sitting or past is buried. At the moment the site is a burial place for the second, third and fifth presidents of the Republic of Zambia Frederick Chiluba, Levy Mwanawasa and Michael Sata. These are great sons of the nation who had rendered serevice to Zambia during their living.
Levy Mwanawasa 2008
President Levy Mwanawasa died in office in 2008 while on national duty. In April 2006, Mwanawasa experienced a mild stroke.[1][1][2] On 29 June 2008, while in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for an African Union summit, Mwanawasa was hospitalised due to a second stroke. On 1 July, International SOS evacuated him by air ambulance to France for further treatment.[2][3] The head of the Egyptian hospital to which Mwanawasa was taken said that the doctors there had stopped the brain haemorrhage and that he was in a semi-comatose state.[3] Vice-President Banda said that his condition was stable, and Minister of Information Mike Mulongoti noted that Mwanawasa had previously suffered from hypertension; Mulongoti also said that Mwanawasa was a "very hard working man" and said that this may have been a factor.[4]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Liu Jinhai, "News Analysis: Zambia faces vital political reshuffle as president dies", Xinhua, 19 August 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ailing Mwanawasa heading to France", Reuters (IOL), 2 July 2008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "'Mwanawasa in semi-coma'", Sapa-Associated Press (IOL), 2 July 2008.
- ↑ James Butty, "Zambian President Has Had a History of Hypertension, Says Information Minister", VOA News, 2 July 2008.
