Death and state funeral of Michael Sata

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)
Location	Lusaka, Zambia
Participants	Guy Scott Edgar Lungu

Michael Sata, the President of Zambia, died on 28 October 2014 in London at the age of 77, after suffering from an undisclosed severe illness.^[1] 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.