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Concerns about Sata's health grew during 2014 and some suggested that he was no longer really running the government due to his condition, although the government denied that. He stopped appearing in public, which seemed jarringly uncharacteristic for the notably extroverted and outspoken president. Observers thought he seemed unwell when he opened parliament on 19 September and over the course of the following month he failed to appear in public again. MMD leader [[Nevers Mumba]] alleged that the government was lying about Sata's health.<ref>[http://mg.co.za/article/2014-10-21-zambia-has-king-cobra-lost-his-bite "Zambia: Has 'King Cobra' lost his bite?"], ''Mail & Guardian'', 17 October 2014.</ref> He also missed a speech at the general debate of the sixty-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly amid rumours he had fallen ill at a New York City hotel. | Concerns about Sata's health grew during 2014 and some suggested that he was no longer really running the government due to his condition, although the government denied that. He stopped appearing in public, which seemed jarringly uncharacteristic for the notably extroverted and outspoken president. Observers thought he seemed unwell when he opened parliament on 19 September and over the course of the following month he failed to appear in public again. MMD leader [[Nevers Mumba]] alleged that the government was lying about Sata's health.<ref>[http://mg.co.za/article/2014-10-21-zambia-has-king-cobra-lost-his-bite "Zambia: Has 'King Cobra' lost his bite?"], ''Mail & Guardian'', 17 October 2014.</ref> He also missed a speech at the general debate of the sixty-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly amid rumours he had fallen ill at a New York City hotel. | ||
