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During the history of Zambia two presidents have died in office<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zambiareports.com/2014/10/29/president-michael-sata-died/|title=President Michael Sata Has Died|author=Clement Malambo|publisher=Zambia Reports|date=29 October 2014}}</ref><ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-29813612 "Zambian President Michael Sata dies in London"], BBC News – Africa, 29 October 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/zambia/2584687/Zambia-president-Levy-Mwanawasa-dies.html "Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa dies"], | During the history of Zambia two presidents have died in office<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zambiareports.com/2014/10/29/president-michael-sata-died/|title=President Michael Sata Has Died|author=Clement Malambo|publisher=Zambia Reports|date=29 October 2014}}</ref><ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-29813612 "Zambian President Michael Sata dies in London"], BBC News – Africa, 29 October 2014.</ref><ref name=LEV>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/zambia/2584687/Zambia-president-Levy-Mwanawasa-dies.html "Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa dies"], Telegraph, 19 August 2008.</ref>.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 and 35 days before dying. [[Levy Mwanawasa]] is the president to die while in office when he got sick<ref>[http://www.statehouse.gov.zm/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=413&Itemid=47 "UPDATE REPORT ON THE CONDITION OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT, DR LEVY P MWANAWASA, SC"], Zambian Presidency website, 18 August 2008.</ref> <ref>[http://www.statehouse.gov.zm/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=414&Itemid=47 "STATEMENT BY HIS HONOUR THE VICE PRESIDENT, MR. RUPIAH BANDA, MP., ON THE DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT"], Zambian Presidency website, 18 August 2008.</ref>on national duty he died on August 19, 2008<ref name=LEV/> at the Percy Military Hospital in Paris | |||
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