The African country of Zambia has begun a week of mourning for its late president.
Levy Mwanawasa died at the age of 59 in a French hospital weeks after suffering a stroke. World leaders hailed Mwanawasa for his fight for democracy on the African continent. Mwanawasa Zambia's president dies in France ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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