Zambia's Banda dies at 85, presided over boom and graft
Banda was vice-president when his predecessor Levy Mwanawasa unexpectedly succumbed to a stroke, propelling him into the top job.
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Banda announced he had been diagnosed with colon cancer in 2020. (AFP/FILE)
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Zambia's former president Rupiah Banda died on Friday at the age of 85 after a long battle with colon cancer, his son Andrew told AFP.
"He is gone", Andrew Banda told