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Guy Scott | |
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 Scott in August 2014 | |
| President of Zambia | |
Acting | |
| In office 29 October 2014 – 25 January 2015 | |
| Vice President | Vacant |
| Preceded by | Michael Sata |
| Succeeded by | Edgar Lungu |
| 12th Vice-President of Zambia | |
| In office 23 September 2011 – 29 October 2014 | |
| President | Michael Sata |
| Preceded by | George Kunda |
| Succeeded by | Inonge Wina (2015) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1944 Livingstone, Batoka Province, Northern Rhodesia (present-day Southern Province, Zambia) |
| Political party | Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (1990–1996) Patriotic Front (2001–2016) United Party for National Development (2021–present) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge University of Sussex University of Oxford |
Guy Lindsay Scott (born 1 June 1944) is a Zambian politician, who served as acting President of Zambia from 2014 to 2015, and was the Vice President from 2011 to 2014.
Scott became acting president upon Michael Sata's death in office on 28 October 2014.[1][2] This made him the first head of state of European descent in mainland Africa since F. W. de Klerk in 1989.[3]
- ^ Laing, Aislinn (29 October 2014). "I am Africa's first white democratic leader, says Zambian vice-president". The Daily Telegraph. Cape Town. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "Cabinet appoints Guy Scott as Interim President – reaction from Gen Miyanda". Lusaka Times. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ Karimi, Edith (29 October 2014). "Zambia's Guy Scott makes history as white president in sub-Saharan Africa". CNN.