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Zambia's former president Rupiah Banda dies, aged 85

Former Zambian president Rupiah Banda Reuters

Zambia’s fourth president, Rupiah Banda, died at home in Lusaka on Friday after a long battle with colon cancer, according to his family. He was 85.

Born in the former Southern Rhodesia, Banda became active in politics early on, part of the Zambian independence movement.

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