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==Reactions==
==Reactions==
Sata received a congratulatory telephone call from his U.S. counterpart [[Barack Obama]].<ref name="Reuters">{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/23/us-zambia-election-idUSTRE78M4HY20110923|title=Zambia's "King Cobra" Sata sworn in as president|date=23 September 2011|work=[[Reuters]]|accessdate=23 September 2011}}</ref> While in the 2006 election China had threatened to cut diplomatic relations with Zambia if Sata was elected, due to his criticisms of Chinese mining interests in the country,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15034694|title=Michael Sata: Zambia's 'King Cobra' finally strikes|date=23 September 2011|work=[[BBC News]]|accessdate=23 September 2011}}</ref> China issued a statement "welcoming" the result.<ref name="Reuters"/>
Sata received a congratulatory telephone call from his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama.<ref name="Reuters">[http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/23/us-zambia-election-idUSTRE78M4HY20110923] Zambia's "King Cobra" Sata sworn in as president</ref> While in the 2006 election China had threatened to cut diplomatic relations with Zambia if Sata was elected, due to his criticisms of Chinese mining interests in the country,<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15034694 Michael Sata: Zambia's 'King Cobra' finally strikes] BBC News </ref> China issued a statement "welcoming" the result.<ref name="Reuters"/>


==Analysis==
==Analysis==