Former Zambian president Edgar Lungu has died at the age of 68.
\nHis family says he passed away in South Africa where he had been under medical supervision.
\nLungu was elected president in 2015 after the death of his predecessor, Michael Sata.<\/p>\n
Al Jazeera\u2019s Haru Mutasa looks back on his life.<\/p>\n
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