By Kim Yi Dionne,
30 October 2014
A file photo taken on Aug. 27, 2006 shows then-presidential candidate for the 2006 elections, Michael Sata. (Mackson Wasamunu/AFP/Getty Images)
<p>Late Tuesday night, Zambian president Michael Sata died while in
London, where he was seeking medical care after months of reports of
poor health. Sata is the second Zambian president to die while in
office; Levy Mwanawasa suffered a stroke in June 2008 that led to his
eventual death on Aug. 19, 2008.</p> <p>Like in many other countries, in Zambia, the <a href="http://production.clinecenter.illinois.edu/REPOSITORYCACHE/89/b2fcsNq7H8iN1gI57tsX8Eisjq6v6DwPD1TFe7y35U5eTJ6B2yg8s28s4j8pkZfcuTd6VZ70ye53OVFQGG7bQapWjs400OD60N1099MvM0H_11771.pdf">constitution</a> elaborates on succession in the case of a president’s death. From Section 38 of the 1996 constitution:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><div>[toc hidden:1]</div>
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