President of the Republic of Zambia has Passed Away - Officially

Yesterday, August 19, 2008, at 10:30 hours, Dr. Patrick Levy Mwanawasa, the president of Zambia, died in a hospital in Paris. It has been officially announced by Rupiah Banda, the Vice president of the country and he will take over for three months until they are able to have elections for a president that will finish Mwanawasa's term up until 2010.

The people of Zambia are grieving the loss of their president and there will be 7 days of mourning starting yesterday.




May he rest in peace.