LUSAKA, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has died in a French hospital on Tuesday after suffering a stroke in July, Vice President Rupiah Banda said.
"Fellow countrymen, with deep sorrow and grief, I would like to inform the people of Zambia that our president Dr. Levy Patrick Mwanawasa died this morning at 1030 hours (0830 GMT)," Banda said on state television. (Reporting by Shapi Shacinda)
