The new Zambia president is Mr. Michael Sata (in the picture), 74 years old, former police office, currently the leader of the major political party Patriotic Front.
For his sharp wit and fiery speeches he was nicknamed
' King Cobra'.
In 1990s he was a minister in the government when Fredrick Chiluba ruled the country through the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) but in 2001 he went into opposition and founded the Patriotic Front (PF).
Mr. Michael Sata was once a member of the former rulling party ( United National Independence Party- UNIP) under the late Keneth Kaunda but moved to an opposition party Multiparty Democracy (MMD) that defeated UNIP in the 1991 elections.
He participated in the 2006 election as a contender to the late president Levy Mwanawasa, he lost the election.
In 2008, he also participated in the presidential election after the death of president Mwanawasa, but he lost again to Mr. Rupiah Banda for 2% votes.
This year, he won the presidential election by 7% of counted votes against his arch rival Mr. Rupiah Banda. The distribution of the votes was Mr. Rupiah Banda - 36% while Mr. Michael Sata -43%.
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