Former Zambian President Rupiah Banda passes away
Highlights:
- The former President of Zambia, Rupiah Banda has passed away after a two-year battle with cancer.
- He was 85. Banda had served as the fourth president of Zambia from 2008 and 2011.
- Banda had held senior diplomatic posts under first President Kenneth Kaunda before being eventually named as vice president in 2006 by then-President Levy Mwanawasa.
- Banda served as acting president in mid-2008 when Mwanawasa suffered a stroke.
- Banda narrowly won the October elections the same year on a ruling party ticket.
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