The Zambian government has
appointed Guy Scott as acting president following the death of Michael Sata
overnight.
The cause of death was not immediately
disclosed, but Sata had been ill for some time.
He was being treated at
London's King Edward VII hospital when he died, the website Zambian Watchdog
reported. He was 77.
Zambia’s Defence and
Justice Minister Edgar Lungu announced earlier that Scott will take charge of
the country until new presidential elections are held within 90 days.
Lungu confirmed Scott as
his successor in the appointment of Africa’s first white leader since South
Africa’s FW de Klerk in 1994.
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