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Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa dies at 59

Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, who broke the African tradition of silence and solidarity among leaders to denounce neighboring Zimbabwe's economic ruin, has died in a French military hospital. He w...

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This is a Tuesday Oct. 3, 2007 file photo of Zambia's President Levy Mwanawasa at a ceremony to swear him is as president in Lusaka, Zambia. Levy Mwanawasa died in a French hospital Tuesday Aug 19, 2008 nearly two months after he was hospitalized for a stroke, the country's vice president said.

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