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Rupiah Bwezani Banda (19 February 1937 – 11 March 2022) was a Zambian politician who served as the fourth president of Zambia from 2008 to 2011 taking over from Mwanawasa who died as the sitting president. Banda was an active member in politics since the presidency of Kaunda where he held several diplomatic posts. In October 2006 he was appointed as the vice-president by Mwanawasa. After Mwanawasa suffered a stroke in June 2008, and following Mwanawasa's death in August 2008, he became acting president. During the October 2008 by elections, he narrowly won against opposition leader Michael Sata of the Patriotic Front and he was eventually defeated in the September 2011 presidential election, and Sata accordingly succeeded Banda as president on 23 September 2011.
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13 February 1937 Gwanda, Zimbabwe
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11 March 2022 (aged 85)
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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