Death and state funeral of Michael Sata
Sata (centered) in 2013, the year before his death | |
| Date | 28 October 2014 (death) 11 November 2014 (state funeral) |
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| Location | Lusaka, Zambia |
| Participants | Guy Scott Edgar Lungu |
Michael Sata, the fifth president of Zambia, died on 28 October 2014 in London at the age of 77, after suffering from an undisclosed severe illness. The state funeral took place on 11 November and was attended by nine heads of state, nine foreign representatives, two heads of multilateral organizations and two former African political leaders.