Michael Sata
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Key facts
- Vice president
- Guy Scott
- Preceded by
- Rupiah Banda
- Succeeded by
- Guy Scott (acting), Edgar Lungu
- Born
- ( 1937-07-06 ) 6 July 1937, Mpika , Awemba North, Northern Rhodesia
- Died
- 28 October 2014 (2014-10-28) (aged 77), London , England
- Resting place
- Embassy Park
- Party
- Patriotic Front (2001–2014) , MMD (1991–2001) , UNIP (Before 1991)
- Spouse s
- Margaret Manda, Christine Kaseba
- Occupation
- Police officer and trade unionist
- Nickname s
- King Cobra
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Michael Charles Chilufya Sata (6 July 1937 – 28 October 2014) was a Zambian politician who served as the fifth president of Zambia from 2011 until his death in 2014. A social democrat, he led the Patriotic Front (PF), a major political party in Zambia. Under President Frederick Chiluba, Sata was a minister during the 1990s as part of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) government. He went into opposition in 2001, forming the PF.
As an opposition leader, Sata – popularly known as "The King Cobra", emerged as the leading opposition presidential contender and rival to President Levy Mwanawasa in the 2006 presidential election, but was defeated. Following Mwanawasa's death, Sata ran again in 2008, losing to Rupiah Banda.
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1937 births2014 deathsHealth ministers of ZambiaLabour and social security ministers of ZambiaLocal government ministers of ZambiaMembers of the National Assembly of ZambiaMovement for Multi-Party Democracy politiciansNational presidents who died in officePatriotic Front (Zambia) politiciansPeople from Mpika DistrictPresidents of ZambiaUnited National Independence Party politicians