2014 in Zambia

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See also:	Other events of 2014 ; Timeline of Zambian history ;

The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Zambia .

Incumbents [ edit ]

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

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]

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

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