Michael Sata

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Michael Chilufya Sata (born January 6, 1936 or July 6, 1937 in Mpika , † October 28, 2014 in London ) was a Zambian politician and President of Zambia from September 23, 2011 until his death.

First years of employment

During the colonial days of Northern Rhodesia, Sata initially worked as a police officer, in the railroad and in a trade union. After Zambia gained independence, he worked for several years as a platform sweeper at Victoria Station in London . In 1963 he returned to his home country, worked in a company for animal preparations and was involved in politics. As a result, worked his way up in the United National Independence Party and finally became governor of Lusaka in 1985 . During this time authoritarian tendencies first appeared. He earned a reputation for being a man of action when he cracked down on corruption and nepotism. He was also a member of the National Assembly . Because of its "poisonous" clay, it was nicknamed King Cobra.

Turning politician

When the end of the Kaunda era became apparent, he and other politicians founded the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD), in which he became a close collaborator of Frederick Chiluba . After the 1991 election in Zambia , he became a minister, first for local governments, then for labor and later for health issues. He reformed the health system. In 1995 he worked as minister without portfolio and organizational secretary of the MMD. The break with the MMD came when Chiluba recommended Levy Mwanawasa as his successor and who was the MMD's presidential candidate for the 2001 election .

Presidential Candidate, Presidency and Death

Sata left the MMD and founded the Patriotic Front (PF), whose presidential candidate he ran in 2001. It turned out to be a failure. In this election he only got 3.4 percent of the vote and the PF won only one seat in the National Assembly.

The election in 2006 was completely different for him. As a presidential candidate for the PF, he not only won 29.37 percent of the vote, the second best result, but also won 44 seats for his party in the National Assembly, making it the second largest political force in Zambia. Sata fought for victory with populist arguments, with which he attacked the economic reforms of Mwanawasa and his opponents personally. He not only addressed poverty in Zambia in general, but also specifically the Chinese investments such as in Chambishi or Maamba and the miserable working conditions there.

On September 20, 2011, Sata won the presidential election in Zambia. During his tenure, Sata dismissed critical judges and intimidated other opponents of his policies. Many key positions in the administration were filled with relatives. There were friendly relations with Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe in the neighboring country.

On October 22, 2014, he was flown to London for medical treatment. He died there six days later in King Edward VII's Hospital. On November 10, 2014, a Catholic mass and memorial service in honor of Sata was held at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka. The stadium was overcrowded and many mourners could not be admitted. Among the international state guests there were Mohammed Bilal (Tanzania), Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini (Swaziland), Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (the AU ), Uhuru Kenyatta (Kenya), Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe), Hery Rajaonarimampianina (Madagascar), Cyril Ramaphosa ( South Africa) and Ruhakana Rugunda (Uganda).

Private life

Sata was a Catholic, married to Christine Kaseba Sata, a doctor, and had eight children with her. He lived in Lusaka Rhodes Park.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Field Ruwe: Biography of President Michael Chilufya Sata. lusakatimes.com, February 3, 2014, accessed October 30, 2014 .
  2. ^ A b Clement Malambo: President Michael Sata Has Died. zambiareports.com, October 29, 2014, accessed October 30, 2014 .
  3. ↑ Obituary Michael Sata, Der Spiegel 45/2014, p. 151.
  4. ↑ Penny Dale: Obituary: President Michael Sata, Zambia's "King Cobra" . News from October 29, 2014 on www.bbc.com (English)
  5. ↑ Patrik Wülser: Michael Sata wants to become the new President of Zambia. Neue Zürcher Zeitung , September 23, 2011, accessed on October 30, 2014 .
  6. ↑ Zambia - Looted Land. Der Spiegel , December 22, 2012, accessed October 30, 2014 .
  7. ↑ a b Ukzambians media: Mugabe says Sata was a man of the people . News from November 11, 2014 on www.ukzambians.co.uk (English)
  8. ↑ Sibongile Mkali Mpolweni: Michael Sata laid to rest ( Memento of the original from October 15, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . News from November 11, 2014 on www.sabc.co.za (English) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sabc.co.za
  9. ^ Zambia President Michael Sata: State funeral held. BBC News , November 11, 2014, accessed November 11, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Sata, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sata, Michael Chilufya (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Zambian politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 6, 1936 or July 6, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Mpika
DATE OF DEATH October 28, 2014
Place of death London