Zambian President Michael Sata has died at the age of 77 after receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness in London. He died on October 28, 2014. He was born in 1937, and died in London's King Edward VII hospital on Tuesday night. Media said that he died after "a sudden onset of heightened heart rate". It is not immediately clear who will succeed the president. The issue may be decided by the Zambian cabinet which meets on Wednesday morning.
 
The president's death comes just days after Zambia celebrated the 50th anniversary of independence from the UK.

He is the second Zambian leader to die in office after Levy Mwanawasa in 2008.