Zambia President Sata Dies Raising Succession Questions - Businessweek

Zambia President Sata Dies Raising Succession Questions - Businessweek: "The death of Zambian President Michael Sata at a hospital in London yesterday is raising questions about who will replace him as head of Africa’s second-biggest copper producer.

Vice President Guy Scott should become acting leader, according to the nation’s constitution, while elections must be held in 90 days. Scott, whose parents were born outside the southern African nation, doesn’t meet criteria to be a candidate in that vote. When Sata, 77, left Zambia for medical treatment in London on Oct. 19, he named Defense Minister Edgar Lungu acting president."



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