Zambia's President Rupiah Banda was one of the first to affix his signature.

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Zambia's former President Rupiah Banda has pleaded not guilty to a charge of abuse of power during his time in office.

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"I wish to inform the nation that the president had suffered a stroke, " Zambian Vice-President Rupiah Banda said in a statement.

BBC: Zambia president 'suffers stroke'

Recent Zambian elections teetered on a knife-edge when the opposition won there, before President Rupiah Banda gracefully accepted defeat rather than cry foul.

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