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Zambian President Now Said to Be Alive by Gov't, After Reports of Death Surfaced
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by jhaber | July 3, 2008 at 03:32 am
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Zambian president, Levy Mwanawasa, a stern critic of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, was reported dead earlier today by several media outlets. Now it seems reports of his death may have been premature. The government of Zambia is now saying President Mwanawasa is alive and did not die in a Paris hospital today after suffering a stroke earlier this week. It was reported on iConflict after an email from a source living in Zambia said the radio announced his death.
According to initial reports, a Zambian high commission spokesman said the 59-year-old died in the early hours of the morning after being rushed to hospital in Egypt on Sunday ahead of the African Union Summit earlier this week. He had complained of sharp chest pains.
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at 04:13 on July 3rd, 2008
jhaber, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 08:24 on July 3rd, 2008
The Zambian Government has denied that the president has died.
Source: afp.google.com
The reports have caused diplomatic confusion: South Africa's President, Thabo Mbeki, mentioned at a ceremony that Mwanawasa had died - though the Foreign Ministry later issued a statement saying there had been a "misunderstanding".
at 17:50 on July 3rd, 2008
jhaber, I like this story. It's good stuff. I heard on the BBC he was dead.. The BBC wrong? We ARE in the last days. LOL