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Zambia Courts Order Lungu’s Body Relocation, Family Bars President
4/23/2026
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- Courts ordered former President Edgar Lungu’s corpse moved twice within days, heightening the long-standing feud.
- Government holds the remains after an African court ordered the move, with a May 21 deadline.
- Lungu died of an undisclosed illness in a South African hospital on June 5, 2025, at age 68.
- Family says his last wish barred President Hakainde Hichilema from any funeral role, opposing a state burial.
