Post colonial Africa gets her first white president as Guy Scott, the vice president of Zambia made history when he ascended to become the first white head of state on the continent in 20 years and the first ever of a democratic state.
This came following Zambia's government announcement on Wednesday, of the demise of President Michael Sata, who passed on Tuesday at a London hospital.
Guy Scott, a white Zambian, was unexpectedly chosen as acting president, making him the first white head of state in an democratic Africa.
Sata nicknamed “King Cobra” because of his rather aggravating manner, died at age 77 at King Edward VII hospital, from yet to be declared ailment.
The son of a Scottish adventurer, Guy Scott has been vice president of Zambia since 2011.
Hours after taking his place in history, Scott was continuing to joke about the unlikely sight of a white man leading a post-colonial African nation. “There are truckloads of guys following me on motorbikes. It’s very strange,” he reportedly told the Daily telegraph. “Everyone is getting used to calling me ‘Your Excellency’, and I’m getting used to it.”
....who died at the age of 77 on Tuesday night. Sata, who during a rare public appearance in September, he spoke at the opening of parliament and reassured colleagues that the rumors were misplaced. “I haven’t died yet,” he had said.
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