Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu dead in South Africa

Lungu, 68, ruled from 2015 to 2021

​​​​​​​By James Kunda

LUSAKA, Zambia (AA) - Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu died Thursday in South Africa. He was 68.

His daughter, Tasila, announced his death at the Medforum clinic -- a Pretoria-based medical center where he had been staying for medical supervision in recent weeks.

"His condition was managed with dignity and privacy," she said in a recorded statement.

Lungu, a lawyer, was the country's sixth president and ruled from 2015 to 2021 before losing to incumbent Hakainde Hichilema.

He was the country's only surviving former head of state.



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