2014 in Zambia

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The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Zambia .

Incumbents

• President: Michael Sata (until 28 October), Guy Scott (starting 28 October)
• Vice-President: Guy Scott (until 28 October), vacant thereafter
• Chief Justice: Ernest Sakala

Events

October

• October 28 - Zambian media reports that President Michael Sata has died while receiving medical care in London. ^[1]
• October 29 - Guy Scott, the Vice-President of Zambia, becomes the interim President following the death of Michael Sata in London on Tuesday. ^[2] This made him the first head of state of European White descent in Africa since F. W. de Klerk in 1989, and the first-ever under a democratically elected government. ^[3]

References

1. "Zambia's President Michael Sata reported dead". 29 October 2014. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
2. "Zambian VP Scott Named Interim Leader". 29 October 2014. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
3. Karimi, Edith (29 October 2014). "Zambia's Guy Scott makes history as white president in sub-Saharan Africa". CNN.