VIDEO: State funeral for Zambian president

Tens of thousands of Zambians attend a state funeral for President Michael Sata, who died last month in a UK hospital at the age of 77.

Zambia's President Michael Sata, 77, dies in London, where he had been receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness, family sources say.

Zambian President Edgar Lungu leaves hospital in South Africa following throat surgery.

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Zambian President, Edgar Lungu
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Zambian President Michael Sata has died at the age of 77 after receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness, the government says.President Sata, who was being treated in the UK, died in London's King Edward VII hospital on Tuesday night.Media said that he died after "a sudden onset [of] heightened heart rate".It is not immediately clear who will succeed the president. The issue may be decided by the Zambian cabinet which meets on Wednesday morning."It is with a heavy heart that I announce...

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