According to his daughter, original Zambian leader Edgar Lungu, who led the country from 2015 to 2021, passed away on Thursday. He was 68. Tasila Lungu-Mwansa, Lungu’s child, made the announcement of his passing in a videos posted on the party’s official Facebook page, the Patriotic Front. She claimed that he passed away in a hospital in South Africa after going through “medical care” in recent months. Legislative Lungu-Mwansa did certainly provide a cause of death. In 2015, Lungu assumed office to finish Michael Sata’s long-term as chairman. Lungu defeated recent Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema to win the election for president for a full term in 2016. In the 2021 poll, Lungu succumbed to Hichilema. Lungu had fought against Hichilema in the upcoming presidential election, but a judge forbade him from standing next month. His term as president from 2015 to 2016 was deemed to be a total word by the court, which means he could have served two terms at the most. Lungu claimed that the court’s decision was influenced by political meddling. His family and various members of his family have been accused of corruption. Last month, Lungu claimed that police were monitoring his movements and that he had been put under house arrest to restrain his political career. Previous presidents ‘ security was a common, according to the police.
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